Question follow-through · 24653

Overseas Workers: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to conduct a review of the Overseas Scale Rates for employee subsistence, and what methodology is used to determine those rates.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to conduct a review of the Overseas Scale Rates for employee subsistence, and what methodology is used to determine those rates.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Overseas Scale Rates are an administrative easement that employers may use to reimburse accommodation and subsistence expenses incurred by employees travelling outside the UK without the need to check receipts.In response to stakeholder feedback and follo...

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