Written Question·Treasury·UIN 35042

Travel: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Oversea Scale Rates on UK long-haul airline crew and other employees who rely on these allowances for subsistence costs.

Answer

James Murray
The Overseas Scale Rates are an administrative easement and do not limit the amount an employee can claim for. They reduce the need to provide evidence to support an employee’s claim for tax relief.Employees travelling overseas for work have the same enti...

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