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ARTICLE 18

Government Service

(1)

  • (a) Salaries, wages and other remuneration, other than a pension, paid by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State, subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that State,
  • (b) However, such salaries, wages and other remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and the individual is a resident of that State who:
    • (i) is a national of that State; or
    • (ii) did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services.

(2) The provisions of Articles 14, 15 and 16 shall apply to salaries, wages and other remuneration in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof.