New amounts of meal allowances have been set by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Slovak Republic by means of Measure. No. 39/2025 Coll. The new amounts shall apply from 1 April 2025.
The measure changes the value of the meal allowance depending on the length of the domestic business trip. The amounts of the meal allowance have been set as follows:
  Duration of business trip (hours)                                      Meal allowance (EUR)
  5 – 12 hours                                                                          EUR 8.80
12 – 18 hours                                                                          EUR 13.10
  more than 18 hours                                                            EUR 19.50
This change also affects the amount of the meal allowance provided to employees at the workplace through meal vouchers or a financial allowance. 
The financial contribution for employee meals is the same as the amount the employer contributes to employee meals or meal vouchers.
As of 1 April 2025, the minimum value of a meal voucher is, therefore, EUR 6.60 (previously,EUR 5.85).
The new amounts for financial contributions, applicable from  April 2025 are:
− a minimum of EUR 3.63 (55 % of the minimum value of the meal voucher, which is EUR 6.60)
− a maximum of EUR 4.84 (i.e. 55 % of the meal allowance provided for a business trip between 5 and 12 hours).
The above-mentioned legislative changes may require the employer to adjust the internal directive regarding employer contributions for employee meals.
In addition, the employer may provide a financial contribution for meals from the social fund, which is not capped.