Clause 58 - Mileage allowances: nil liability notices
Finance Bill
Public Bill Committees, 1 May 2001, 11:00 am
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere, Conservative)
It is helpful to know that other forms of dispensation for other types of payment will not be affected. However, that was not quite my point. I asked about dispensation for mileage payments. The Financial Secretary says that dispensations cannot cover payments above the approved rate, but that is the current position. Payments above the approved rate cannot be covered by dispensation in any case. Our concern is that there should be no additional compliance costs for employers who now have to report payments that were previously covered by dispensations. Employers will reflect carefully on the Financial Secretary's words and try to establish for sure that they will not face additional compliance costs as a result of the change.