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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Delaware Group Government Fund of our reports dated September 30, 2025, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of Macquarie Strategic Income Fund and Macquarie Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund, which appear in Delaware Group Government Fund’s Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended July 31, 2025. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
November 26, 2025