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#### 25‑70 Deduction for election expenses does not extend to entertainment
(1) To the extent that you incur expenditure in respect of providing \*entertainment, you cannot deduct it under section 25‑60 or 25‑65.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not stop you deducting expenditure to the extent that you incur it in respect of:
(a) providing \*entertainment that is available to the public generally; or
(b) providing food or drink to yourself, unless it would be concluded that you have a purpose of enabling or facilitating \*entertainment to be provided to someone else.