Anyone who is now on the road with a private car for work is investing a lot of money for business trips. The Association of Business Drivers (VZR) has come to this conclusion. According to the VZR, the travel allowance should therefore go to €0.39 per kilometer to make it reasonable again.
Car use is currently more than twice as expensive as the maximum tax-free kilometer allowance. The VZR states this on the basis of its own calculations. For an average car, the mileage allowance with current fuel prices should be €0.39. Now the maximum tax-free kilometer allowance is €0.19. “It’s crazy that you have to use private capital for the boss while you only get reimbursed for the petrol price of 2006,” says VZR chairman Jan van Delft. According to him, the current fuel prices are included in the amount of €0.39 per kilometer, as well as depreciation. “Then not all costs are covered yet, but this is reasonable and fair.”
Like the trade union CNV, Van Delft calls on the cabinet to increase the kilometer allowance quickly. A small increase to €0.23 has been agreed in the coalition agreement and the current €0.19 has been in effect since 2006. “I have not heard anything about it since then,” said Van Delft, whose organization stands up for the business driver. “Take that small measure, because 4.3 million Dutch people enjoy it.” According to him, this number regularly uses a private car for the boss and that also includes commuting.
In addition to increasing the kilometer allowance, Van Delft also advocates that employees continue to work from home if possible. He believes that during the corona pandemic it has been shown that working from home went well. “I don’t understand the response from employers to have people come back to business,” he says. “In addition to costs for employers and employees, it saves traffic jams and also saves the environment more.”
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