{"id":115043,"date":"2025-01-23T09:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenred.pt\/?p=115043"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:34:09","slug":"meal-allowance-2025-amounts-to-consider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.pt\/en\/news\/employee-benefits\/meal-allowance-2025-amounts-to-consider\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal allowance 2025: What amounts to consider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The meal allowance is a social benefit<\/a> granted by companies to their employees in order to guarantee access to a nutritious meal during the working day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it is not compulsory, the meal allowance is one of the most popular employee benefits in Portugal<\/strong> and most employers choose to grant it in order to support employees with their food expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a time when the price of food continues to weigh heavily on family budgets, the amount workers receive in meal allowances can be a valuable help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover the values to consider in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meal allowance amounts and tax framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The approval of the State Budget for 2025 introduced new changes regarding the meal allowance<\/a>, namely the maximum amount exempt from taxation on meal cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount of the meal allowance paid to public administration workers remains at \u20ac6.00\/day. On the other hand, if the allowance is paid through a social voucher or meal card, the maximum amount exempt from taxation will be 70% more (until 2024 it was 60% more). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In practice, this means that if companies choose to grant the allowance in the form of a meal card, the tax exemption will now apply up to the amount of \u20ac10.20\/day <\/strong>(until 2024 this amount was \u20ac9.60\/day).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, taxation varies depending on the format in which the allowance is granted to workers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n