Written Question·Treasury·UIN 118540

Travel: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield 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 Tomlinson
Where 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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