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Travel and subsistence expenses describe the cost of spending on business travel, meals, hotels, sundry items such as laundry (though usually only on long trips) and similar ad hoc expenditures. [1] These reimbursements often have tax and related implications, and vary depending on the country of the business.
The travel cost method of economic valuation, travel cost analysis, or Clawson method is a revealed preference method of economic valuation used in cost–benefit analysis to calculate the value of something that cannot be obtained through market prices (i.e. national parks, beaches, ecosystems).
For example, if a traveler has a choice between a coach which takes six hours and costs £10, or a train which takes four hours and costs £30, we can deduce that if the traveler chooses the train, their value of time is £10 per hour or more (because they are willing to spend at least £20 to save two hours' travel time).
Travel cost, the resources required to move through space. This is most commonly time, energy, or fuel consumption, but may also include more subjective costs such as nuisance. Traffic cost, the impedance resulting from the aggregate volume of travelers exceeding the optimum capacity of the space (usually a linear network in this case).
A 2014 study published from Australia shows that the out-of-pocket cost burden falls most heavily on patients who are least able to bear it, both in terms of their health and in terms of their income. Among the respondents 14% experienced a heavy financial burden. Medication and medical service expenses were the major costs.
After MSP Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 on data roaming charges, here's how to keep your spending low.
Per diem (Latin for "per day" or "for each day") or daily allowance is a specific amount of money that an organization gives an individual, typically an employee, per day to cover living expenses when travelling on the employer's business.
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