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ARTICLE 20
Government Service
(1)
- (a) Salaries, wages and other similar remuneration paid by a Party or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that Party or subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that Party.
- (b) However, such salaries, wages and other similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Party if the services are rendered in that Party and the individual is a resident of that Party who:
- (i) is a national of that Party; or
- (ii) did not become a resident of that Party solely for the purpose of rendering the services.
(2)
- (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, pensions and other similar remuneration paid by, or out of funds created by, a Party or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that Party or subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that Party.
- (b) However, such pensions and similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Party if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that Party.
(3) The provisions of Articles 15, 16 and 17 shall apply to salaries, wages, pensions and other similar remuneration in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Party or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof.