Does employer pension contribution count towards our tax relief cap?

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Hi,

In my age bracket I can receive tax relief up to 25% of my salary paid into my pension.

Currently, I'm paying 5% and my employer is matching at 5% (the max they will go).

My question is: does my employers contribution count towards my 25% limit for tax relief?

ie if i increase the amount i pay from 5% to 25%, am I now over the limit for tax relief because of my employers 5% contribution?
 
After a lot of digging around the answer is "it depends":

Tax relief on employer contributions

Employers get tax relief on any contributions they make to a pension arrangement...
www.pensionsauthority.ie

I have an occupational pension so my employers contributations are not counted towards the 25% salary limit for tax relief.

Posting this here in case it helps someone else.
 
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