A new regulation on travel meal expenses and city transportation fees

1, how to pay for meals

The Notice refines the relevant provisions of previous regulations. For example, the Measures for the Administration of Travel Expenses of the Central and State Organs stipulates that "travelers should eat on their own. Where meals are arranged by the reception unit, meal expenses should be paid to the reception unit" "travelers by the reception unit or other units to provide transportation, should be paid to the reception unit or other units of the relevant costs". In this regard, the Notice specifies the payment standard and management requirements.

"Notice" clearly, the central unit of the travelers (hereinafter referred to as the travelers) during the trip to receive meal allowance according to regulations. In addition to a working meal arranged by the reception unit in accordance with the provisions of the work needs, the meal costs will be resolved on their own. If the traveler needs the assistance of the reception unit in arranging meals, he or she should be informed in advance of the control standards and pay the meal expenses to the meal provider.

In the internal cafeteria of the unit, if there is an external charge, the traveler shall pay according to the standard; if there is no external charge, the breakfast shall be paid according to 20% of the daily meal allowance standard, and the lunch and dinner shall be paid according to 40% of the daily meal allowance standard.

Dining in hotels, restaurants and other food service units, in accordance with the food service unit fees to pay the relevant costs.

2, how to pay the city transportation fee?

The "Notice" clearly, the travelers travel during the city transportation costs according to regulations.

Hospitality units to assist in providing transportation and have a standard charge, the traveler to pay the standard, up to the maximum day of the city's transportation standards; there is no standard charge, per person per half-day in accordance with the standard of 50% of the city's daily transportation fees to pay.

Hospitality units to assist in arranging meals, provide transportation, business travelers should ask for the corresponding administrative unit funds settlement bills or tax invoices and other vouchers, personal retention for inspection, not as a basis for reimbursement.

"Notice" provides that the reception unit should be in accordance with the provisions of the relevant expenses charged to the travelers, and timely issuance of administrative unit funds settlement bills or tax invoices; really can not issue the above vouchers, can issue other receipt vouchers. Strengthen the management of the collection of fees, make a good business ledger registration, into a unified accounting, the fees charged can be used as a collection for the relevant expenditures or for income processing.

II. Travel and Accommodation Fees

On April 1, 2016, the Ministry of Finance issued a circular on the "Detailed Table of Standards for Travel and Accommodation Fees for Staff of the Central and State Organs Going to Local Places" which stipulates that for ministerial officials traveling to Beijing, the standard limit of the accommodation fee is 1,100 yuan per day, the limit for division and bureau level officials is 650 yuan per day, and the limit for other personnel is 500 yuan per day.

Ministerial-level officials traveling to Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Dalian, Jilin and other places, the standard daily limit for accommodation is mostly 800 yuan.

Three, transportation costs

The Measures for the Administration of Travel Expenses of the Central and State Organs, which have been implemented since 2014, have made clear provisions for both inter-city and intra-city transportation costs.

1. Intercity Transportation Expenses

Intercity transportation expenses refer to the expenses incurred by staff members who travel on business outside their permanent residence by train, ship, airplane and other means of transportation. Travelers should take transportation in accordance with the prescribed class. The rank of transportation is shown in the following table:

Ministerial and equivalent positions on business trips, due to work needs, one person accompanying the same class of transportation. If they do not take the transportation according to the specified class, the overspending part shall be taken care of by themselves.

When there are various means of transportation available to the destination of a business trip, the traveler shall take the economical and convenient means of transportation on the premise of not interfering with official business and ensuring safety.

The civil aviation development fund and fuel surcharge can be reimbursed by air. If you take the airplane, train, ship and other means of transportation, you can buy a traffic accident insurance per person. If your organization has purchased traffic accident insurance, you will not have to repeat the purchase.

2. Transportation Expenses in the City

The transportation expenses in the city refer to the expenses incurred by the staff during their business trips.

The city transportation fee is calculated according to the number of natural (calendar) days of travel, and is 80 yuan per person per day for inclusive use.

The traveler who is provided with transportation by the reception unit or other units shall pay the relevant fees to the reception unit or other units.

Four, meal costs

"Party and government organs of domestic official reception regulations" pointed out that the reception object should be in accordance with the prescribed standards for their own meals. Indeed, due to work requirements, the reception unit can arrange a working meal, and strictly control the number of accompanying meals. Reception object within 10 people, the number of people accompanying the meal shall not exceed 3 people; more than 10 people, shall not exceed one-third of the number of reception objects.

Working meals should be supplied with home-cooked food, shall not provide shark's fin, bird's nest and other high-grade dishes and dishes made from wildlife, shall not provide cigarettes and high-grade alcohol, shall not use private clubs, high-consumption catering establishments.

V. Conference Fees

On June 29, 2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Measures for the Administration of Conference Fees of Central and State Organs.

The Measures specify the comprehensive quota standards for conference fees: one category of meetings is capped at 760 yuan per person per day, two categories of meetings are capped at 650 yuan per person per day, and three or four categories of meetings are capped at 550 yuan per person per day.