The General Services Administration has announced that it
has raised the reimbursement rate for employees using their
automobiles for official travel from 40.5 cents to 48.5
cents a mile, retroactive to September 1, 2005.
GSA said it recognized the Internal Revenue Service’s POV
announced September 9, and that it takes into account the
costs of new vehicles and insurance, as well as the rising
cost of gas – currently it’s about one dollar more than a
year ago for a gallon.
Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, has introduced legislation
– S-1678 – to increase the rate for all workers public and
private to 60 cents per mile. It would require GSA to set
the federal rate at 60 cents per mile through the end of
2006.
A companion bill is set to be introduced by Rep. John Lewis,
D-Ga.