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Payroll Deduction Scheme: Taxation

Commons · Question 9412 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HM Revenue and Customs has issued to employers on the legality and tax treatment of schemes known as grocery salary sacrifice schemes; what steps have they taken to ensure such schemes are structured t

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 22 Jun 2026

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes guidance on the tax treatment of salary sacrifice arrangements, including the optional remuneration arrangements rules in the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003. Where arrangements are marketed as providing...