Revenue Approved Travel Rates Per Mile

Motor Travel Rates Effective from 1 July  2005

 
Reduced Motor Travel Rates Effective from 1 July  2005
(For individuals who are not obliged to travel in the normal course of their duties but who occasionally use their car for business purposes.)

Revenue Approved Travel Rates Per Kilometre

Motor Motor Travel Rates Effective from 1 July  2005

 
Reduced Motor Travel Rates
Effective from 1 July  2005
(For individuals who are not obliged to travel in the normal course of their duties but who occasionally use their car for business purposes.)

Revised Civil Service Subsistence Rates

Domestic Subsistence rates from 1^st July 2005

Changes to the Distance requirements

Overnight Subsistence Allowance

1. With effect from 1 July 2006, a night allowance will not generally be payable for an absence within 48.27 km (30 miles) of an officer’s home or headquarters. Previously, the rule had been 24.14 km (15 miles).  During the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, a reduced distance of 36.20 km (22.5 miles) shall apply for absences from an officer’s home or headquarters.  However, in exceptional circumstances and where a department is satisfied that an operational need exists, a night allowance may be paid for an absence on duty at any place within the above distance limits but in excess of 24.14 km (15 miles) of home or headquarters.

Day Subsistence Allowance

2. With effect from 1 July 2005, a day allowance is not payable for any absence at any place within 5 km (3.11 miles) of an officers home or headquarters.

3. Prior to 1 July 2005, this distance had been 8.05 km (5 miles) of an officer’s home or headquarters. The period of the absence, that is 5 hours and less than 10 hours (5 hour rate) or 10 or more hours (10 hour rate), will not change.

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