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GAD has drama nitention, 1 worry shared by many Isyura, In the light of comments so far, we have concluded that this is not a prion wort paying and that no senwasting-out should be allowed. This prohibition will have to apply to the divil Servic to avaid publie aritieim. However, we feel that be fair, at least in principle, to peruát those ample sho already rum priváté sihèmes to adjust their benef to take admount of any additional commitments arising from the santrally administered scheme, if they so with This applies particularly to Goverımänd servants, for whom generous sickness, injury, death and retirement payments are already available. There may be practical diffimiltins- since private pahemen may be subject to restrictive"trust terus

We propose to allow an employer to elect to enter all his employees in the scheme, 11 he pays both the employer's" and the employees' contributiene Thereafter, tka mployee, like any other voluntary mon

member

er, would carry KAS GRÓDMAT With him on lewing that employment. There is

thing new là this, but it my be a S MR point.

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