Question follow-through · 20850

Travel: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the Overseas Scale Rates.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
19 Dec 2024
Answer
20 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the Overseas Scale Rates.

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps flat rate expenses, including Overseas Scale Rates, under review.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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