Budget 2022 for salaried: Rs 50,000 Work From Home allowance, Rs 1 lakh Standard Deduction expected

Covid-19 pandemic has badly hit salaried employees since 2020. The raging virus has forced employers across businesses to ask their employees to Work From Home.

Under unprecedented circumstances, employees had not only to spend extra to protect themselves and their families from Covid-19 but also undertake several additional expenses like internet and telephone charges, furniture to set up home office, extra electricity bills etc.

Before the pandemic, employees didn’t have to bother about the latter expenses as all necessary things for work were provided by the office. In view of the above, salaried employees are expecting the Government to provide a Work From Home Allowance in the upcoming Budget 2022 to provide tax relief on expenses incurred for carrying out office works from home during the pandemic.

The Government may take inspiration from countries like the UK, where a flat rate of GBP 6 per week of tax relief for additional household costs, if one has to work from home, has been provided to salaries employees.