EIM71332 - Tax treatment of working rule agreements: rates of allowances paid under particular agreements: Plant Hire industry

Lodging or overnight subsistence allowances


Period

Allowance per night

2004/2005 £31.93 (£26.61 outsideM25))
2005/2006 £33.05 (£27.54)
2006/2007 £33.84 (£28.20)
2007/2008 £35.26 (£29.38)
2008/2009 £36.71 (30.58)
2009/10 £36.75 (£30.61)
2010/11 £37.12 (£30.92)
2011/12 £38.24 (£31.85)

Note: Under the terms of the agreement reached with the plant hire industry, the lodging allowances shown above are only free of tax and NICs if the employee is working at a temporary workplace as defined for the Section 338 ITEPA 2003 travel rules, see EIM32000onwards and EIM32075.

Travel allowances

General plant drivers/operators - 50% of each payment in the table is taxable.


Distance from site to depot

Payment for return journey

From April 2004
Up to 6km £3.13
6.01 to 13km £6.29
13.01 to 26km £10.29
26.01 to 39km £14.34
39.01 to 51km £18.43
Over 51km £20.41

Specialist crane hire drivers - 60% of each payment in the table is taxable.


Distance from site to depot

Payment for return journey

From April 2004
Up to 24km £10.27
Over 24km £21.90