Delaware Management Company 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

EX-99.d.2

Delaware Management Company
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November 21, 2018

Delaware Group Government Fund
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Re: Expense Limitations

Ladies and Gentlemen:

By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (the “Manager”), agrees that in order to improve the performance of the series of Delaware Group Government Fund set forth below (each a “Fund” ), the Manager shall waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively, the “Excluded Expenses”)) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which a Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any Excluded Expenses) exceed the percentages set forth below for the period from November 28, 2018 through November 28, 2019. For purposes of this Agreement, Excluded Expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Funds’ Board of Trustees and the Manager.

Fund	Expense Cap
Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0.79%
Delaware Strategic Income Fund	0.59%

The Manager acknowledges that it (1) shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, waived fees at any time in the future, and (2) shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, reimbursed Fund expenses at any time in the future.

Delaware Management Company, a series of
Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title:	Senior Vice President

Your signature below acknowledges acceptance of this Agreement:

Delaware Group Government Fund

By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
	Title:	President & Chief Executive Officer
	Date:	November 21, 2018