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Update 29/10/2025: We would like to inform you about changes in the amount of a meal allowance in Slovakia, following the published Announcement of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family of the Slovak Republic No. 280/2025 Coll. on the amount of meal allowance received for business trip.
The purpose of the proposed announcement is to increase the amount of the meal allowance for individual time zones as compensations for employee send on a business trip, due to the price index development of meals and non-alcoholic beverages in the hospitality.
By the announcement of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic, the amount of the meal allowance for individual time zones increases with effectiveness from December 1, 2025 as following:
The changes in the amount of meal allowance will affect the employer’s contribution for meal provided according to the § 152 of Act no. 311/2001 Coll. of the Labour Code, as amended:
Within these limits the provided meal allowance to the employee is considered as tax deductible expense for the company and income exempt from tax for the employee.
The above-mentioned legislative changes may lead to the require of the employer to adjust the internal directive regarding employer’s contributions for meal.
The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic issued an announcement no. 97/2025 which increases the basic compensation for the use of motor vehicles during business trip with effectiveness from June 1, 2025.
The amount of the basic allowance per each 1 km of the journey from June 1, 2025, is:
Increase in the amount of meal allowance and the basic allowance for business trip is provided in § 8 of Act no. 283/2002 Coll. on travel allowances, as amended.
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