{"id":6369,"date":"2025-11-06T17:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up-luxembourg.lu\/cheques-repas-pouvoir-achat-luxembourg\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T15:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:22:06","slug":"cheques-repas-pouvoir-achat-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/up-luxembourg.lu\/en\/cheques-repas-pouvoir-achat-luxembourg\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal vouchers or salary increases in Luxembourg: which solution is more advantageous ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Key takeaway:<\/strong> Meal vouchers in Luxembourg offer up to \u20ac3,000 in additional<\/strong> purchasing power per employee, while reducing employer costs by around \u20ac10,000 per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n When a company wants to increase its employees’ purchasing power<\/strong>, it has two options:<\/p>\n At first glance, the increase seems simpler. But in practice, meal vouchers<\/strong> prove to be much more advantageous<\/strong>, both for the company and for the employee.<\/p>\n Let’s take the example of a Luxembourg company that grants an additional \u20ac270 gross per month to each of its employees.<\/p>\n Why such a difference ?<\/p>\n Because the gross increase is subject to:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccc Result: the employer pays more, but the employee receives less net purchasing power<\/strong>.<\/p>\n With 18 meal vouchers worth \u20ac15 per month (face value: \u20ac270), the scheme changes everything:<\/p>\n Luxembourg meal vouchers are:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca1 In other words, it is the most effective way to increase purchasing power<\/strong> without increasing payroll costs.<\/p>\n For small businesses, every dollar counts. Meal vouchers offer an attractive employee benefit without impacting fixed costs<\/strong> or increasing administrative overhead.<\/p>\n For large groups, the scale effect is spectacular. A meal voucher program for 100 employees can generate nearly \u20ac100,000 in annual savings<\/strong> compared to a gross increase.<\/p>\n Cross-border workers also benefit from the scheme. It is a major attraction for retaining and recruiting staff<\/strong> in the face of cross-border competition.<\/p>\n Key takeaway: Meal vouchers in Luxembourg offer up to \u20ac3,000 in additional purchasing power per employee, while reducing employer costs by around \u20ac10,000 per year. When a company wants to increase its employees’ purchasing power, it has two options: grant a gross salary increase, or introduce meal vouchers. At first glance, the increase seems simpler. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[65,136],"class_list":["post-6369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employers","tag-hr-budget","tag-purchasing-power"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
1. Gross increase: a heavy cost for the employer<\/h2>\n
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2. Meal vouchers: a concrete lever for purchasing power in Luxembourg<\/h2>\n
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3. Practical cases according to company profile<\/h2>\n
SMEs and Freelancers<\/h3>\n
Large Companies<\/h3>\n
Employers with Cross-border workers<\/h3>\n
4. Comparison: Meal vouchers or Gross pay increase ?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"