The kilometre allowance is a benefit employees can receive in the Netherlands. The maximum allowance is set by the Tax Authority and is 0.19 euro cents per kilometre travelled between work and home for no more than 214 days per year. Employers are not mandated to provide the benefit.
Employees travelling to work for less than 5 days per week can receive a pro-rata allowance.
As fuel prices have increased considerably to around €2.25 per litre in the Netherlands, driving has become more expensive than ever.
FNV emphasizes that many employees do not receive a mileage allowance that is large enough to cover the fuel price increase.
The FNV thus wants every employee to receive the maximum tax-free allowance of €0.19 per kilometre in order to be able to cope with the current prices.
In fact, the FNV would prefer that the kilometre allowance be even higher, reports AutoWeek.nl:
“The 19 cents per kilometre is a tax limit, but employers can always reimburse more,” said a spokeswoman for FNV.