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)

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 EIM32000 onwards 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