Most employers only match up to a certain contribution limit annually.

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It may be that after the Supreme Court decides theMcCutcheon case, involving aggregate contribution limitations, that the standards for judging the constitutionality of contribution limit laws could change, making those laws harder to sustain.

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Another ruse is to raise the contribution-free limit for pensions and unemployment insurance but lower it for health cover (meaning more paperwork).

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Students who really want to get the best grades send a lot of messages and sometimes we have to ask them to limit their contribution.

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But they resent any efforts to limit the federal government's financial contribution.

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Similarly challenged to find savings, he produced a list - mutualise Scottish Water, restrict concessionary travel to those aged over 65, limit free prescriptions and introduce a graduate contribution.

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Meanwhile a Tory Chancellor, George Osborne, is convinced that those on the highest incomes are not making a proper contribution to the reduction of the government's excessive deficit - and so he wants to limit their ability to avoid tax, including through his controversial plan to limit how much they can cut their tax bill by making big contributions to charity.

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According to a second finance ministry official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to speak about the negotiations, new laws may not be needed if negotiators opt for a "voluntary contribution" from Bank of Cyprus savings accounts above 100, 000 euros, which is the insurance limit.

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