In contrast, the tax-free allowances paid during overseas assignments ( especially the housing allowances ) are generally considered to be an incentive to serve overseas, as they can be quite generous.
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Under the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme, the duty-free allowance for imported components to be used in cars assembled in Australia would be expanded, and incentives would be introduced for increased investment spending.
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Tax breaks and a new tax-free allowance for low-income households will put 25 billion deutsche marks ( $ 18.1 billion ) back into consumers'pockets in 1996, boosting private consumption by 2 percent, Ifo said.
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At a press conference to launch the rainbow manifesto, Prime Minister Bruton said his government would reduce tax-take by widening tax bands and increasing tax free allowances, rather than through cuts in headline tax rates.
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This followed a commitment made in the Renewed Programme for Government, published in October 2009, to introduce charges based on a system of a free allowance per household, with charges on usage above the allowance.
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Tax breaks and a new tax-free allowance for low-income households will put 25 billion deutsche marks ( $ 18 . 1 billion ) back into consumers'pockets in 1996, boosting private consumption by 2 percent, Ifo said.
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Starting from 1 August 2010, however, this duty-free allowance has been reduced to 19 . Under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, an incoming passenger must declare dutiable cigarettes to a Customs officer and pay the duty on them.
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In a separate interview Saturday, German Finance Minister Theo Waigel said tax cuts of 80 billion marks are conceivable if they are offset by the closure of loopholes and tax-free allowances as part of a full-scale reform.
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While this situation may be advantageous to some personnel during their assignment overseas, these tax-free allowances are not considered to be part of one's salary, therefore they are not counted when computing a civil service annuity at retirement.
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For the fiscal year from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, the prime minister's salary is NZ $ 459, 739, plus a tax-free allowance of NZ $ 22, 229 to cover out-of-pocket official expenses such as meals, gifts, and entertainment.
