Written Question·Treasury·UIN 118540
Travel: Tax Allowances
Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Gill Furniss
Labour — Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the overseas scale rates.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonWhere employers reimburse allowable travel expenses, tax relief is available provided the expenses are wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred for work purposes. Ordinarily, employers must hold evidence of the employee’s actual expenditure. However, ...
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