Can I use my lunch vouchers to pay for home deliveries?
During the exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus, employees may have to work from home and may not be able to use their regular meal benefits in workplace cafeterias. Because of this, the Tax Administration has made temporary changes to its decision on fringe benefits.
The change concerns the use of meal benefit to pay for food delivery. The Tax Administration has decided on 19 August 2020 that the new regulations will remain in force until 31 December 2020.
During this time, employees are allowed to use their meal benefits to pay for the delivery costs of their meals in addition to the meals themselves. There have been no changes to the amounts or other terms of meal benefits. The employer may offer a maximum of €10.70 in meal benefit for each working day.