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09STATE100282
2009-09-25 23:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

Allowance and Post Differential

Tags:  ALOW AMGT APER AFIN 
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 STATE 100282 

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-717

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 STATE 100282

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-717

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)


1. Effective September 27, 2009, unless
otherwise noted, allowances and/or post
differential rates are revised as shown.
These changes are issued under TL:SR-717.


2. Please inform local offices of all U.S.
government agencies at the posts listed in
this cable.


3. Important: Read this entire message as
posts may be listed more than once. Changes
are listed by allowance or differential
rather than by post.


4. Taiwan has been included, when applicable,
under arrangement with the American Institute
in Taiwan.


5. The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for
Niger are based on a Post (Hardship)
Differential survey submitted by Niamey.


6. The Living Quarters Allowance changes for
Korea are based on updated living quarters
expenditure data submitted by the Department of
the Army and DoDEA.


7. The Post Allowance changes for Sao Paulo,
Brazil; and the United Kingdom are based on
updated Retail Price Surveys submitted by Sao
Paulo and Croughton, respectively. All other
Post Allowance changes are based on currency
exchange rate information reported to the
Office of Allowances as of the first Thursday
of Pay Period 19 (September 17, 2009).


8. The Education At-Post Allowance rate
changes are based on updated information
provided by posts for the 2009-2010 school
year.


9. The reporting requirements for submission
of the Retail Price Survey for Croughton and
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, in DSSR 920 are
amended effective September 27, 2009, with
TL:SR-717 as follows:

FROM TO

United Kingdom
Croughton -- Sep-Even

STATE 00100282 002 OF 008


Oxfordshire Apr-Even --


10. This information is available on the
State Department internet and intranet sites.
The internet site address is:
http://aoprals.state.gov
The intranet (internal State Department network)
site address is: http://aoprals.a.state.gov/.

POST DIFFERENTIAL
FROM TO
NIGER
NIAMEY 20 25
OTHER 25 30



LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
2 3 4 2 3 4

KOREA
CHINHAE WF 23900 23900 17200 25900 25900 21600
WOF 23900 17200 15700 25900 21600 17200

KUNSAN WF 18400 18300 16600 18700 18700 18700
WOF 18300 16600 15000 18700 18700 18300


POST ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
ALBANIA
OTHER 10 15
TIRANA 10 15

AUSTRALIA
ADELAIDE 15 20
ALICE SPRINGS 20 25
BRISBANE 20 25
CANBERRA 20 25
GERALDTON 15 20
GOLD COAST 20 25
MELBOURNE 25 30
NEWCASTLE, NSW 15 20
OAKEY 20 25
OTHER 15 20
PERTH 20 25
RICHMOND, NSW 20 25
SYDNEY 25 30
TOOWOOMBA 20 25
TOWNSVILLE 20 25
WALKERVILLE, S.A. 15 20

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BANJA LUKA 5 10
OTHER 5 10
SARAJEVO 5 10

BRAZIL
AMAZONAS 25 30

STATE 00100282 003 OF 008


BELO HORIZONTE 25 30
BRASILIA 25 30
CAMPINAS 25 30
FORTALEZA 25 30
GOIAS 25 30
MARANHAO MATO GROSSO & DO SUL 25 30
OTHER AREA #1 25 30
OTHER AREA #2 25 30
PAR PIAUI 25 30
RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO 25 30
RONDONIA 25 30
RORIAMA 25 30
SAO PAULO 20 50

BRUNEI
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 20 25
OTHER 20 25

BURKINA FASO
OTHER 20 25
OUAGADOUGOU 20 25

CANADA
AMHERSTBURG 25 30
ARGENTIA 25 30
CALGARY 25 30
DARTMOUTH 30 35
EDMONTON 25 30
HALIFAX 30 35
KINGSVILLE 25 30
LONDON, ONTARIO 10 15
MONTREAL 35 42
NORTH BAY CANADIAN FORCES BASE 25 30
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 25 30
OTHER 25 30
OTTAWA 25 30
PRINCE RUPERT 25 30
QUEBEC 25 30
STRAIT OF GEORGIA TEST RANGE, B.C.
25 30
TORONTO 35 42
VICTORIA 30 35
WINNIPEG 25 30

COTE D'IVOIRE
ABIDJAN 30 35
OTHER 30 35

FIJI
OTHER 0 5
SUVA 0 5

HOLY SEE
HOLY SEE 60 70

HUNGARY
BUDAPEST 25 30
OTHER 25 30


STATE 00100282 004 OF 008


ITALY
FLORENCE 70 80
MILAN 70 80
NETTUNO 60 70
ROME 60 70
TURIN 70 80

JAPAN
AKASHI 80 90
AKIZUKI 50 60
ATSUGI 42 50
CAMP ZAMA 42 50
CHIBA-KEN 42 50
CHITOSE 80 90
FUKUOKA 60 70
FUSSA 42 50
GIFU 80 90
HANEDA 42 50
HIROSHIMA 42 50
ITAZUKE 60 70
IWAKUNI 42 50
KANAGAWA-KEN 42 50
KOMAKI 80 90
KYOTO 80 90
MACHIDA-SHI 42 50
MISAWA 42 50
MIYAZAKI CITY 60 70
NAGOYA 80 90
OKINAWA PREFECTURE 42 50
OSAKA-KOBE 80 90
OTHER 42 50
SAGAMIHARA 42 50
SAITAMA-KEN 42 50
SAPPORO 80 90
TACHIKAWA 42 50
TOKYO CITY 60 70
TOKYO-TO 42 50
YOKOHAMA 50 60
YOKOSUKA 35 42
YOKOTA 42 50

KOREA
AMMO DEPOT #9 5 10
CAMP CARROLL 5 10
CAMP COLBERN 5 10
CAMP MARKET 5 10
CAMP MERCER 5 10
CHANGWON 5 10
CHINHAE 5 10
CHUNCHON 5 10
K-16 5 10
KIMHAE 5 10
KIMPO AIRFIELD 5 10
KUNSAN 5 10
KWANGJU 5 10
MUNSAN 5 10
OSAN AB 5 10
OTHER 5 10
PUSAN 5 10

STATE 00100282 005 OF 008


PYONGTAEK 5 10
SEOUL 5 10
SUWON 5 10
TAEGU 5 10
TONGDUCHON 5 10
UIJONGBU 5 10
WAEGWAN 5 10

KOSOVO
OTHER 10 15
PRISTINA 10 15

LATVIA
OTHER 30 35
RIGA 30 35

LESOTHO
MASERU 15 20
OTHER 15 20

LITHUANIA
OTHER 20 25
VILNIUS 20 25

NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM 42 50
BRUNSSUM 42 50
COEVORDEN 42 50
EYGELSHOVEN 42 50
HEERLEN 42 50
HOENSBROEK 42 50
HULSBERG 42 50
KERKRADE 42 50
LANDGRAAF 42 50
MAASTRICHT 42 50
MARGRATEN 42 50
OTHER 42 50
PAPENDRECHT 42 50
ROTTERDAM 42 50
SCHAESBURG 42 50
SCHINNEN 42 50
SCHIPHOL 42 50
THE HAGUE 42 50
YPENBURG 42 50

NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND 30 35
BLENHEIM 30 35
CHRISTCHURCH 30 35
OTHER 30 35
WELLINGTON 30 35

NIGER
NIAMEY 20 25
OTHER 20 25

NORWAY
OSLO 70 80
OTHER 50 60

STATE 00100282 006 OF 008


STAVANGER 50 60

POLAND
KRAKOW 5 10
WARSAW 5 10

ROMANIA
BUCHAREST 35 42

RUSSIA
OTHER 5 10
SAINT PETERSBURG 15 20
SAKHALIN ISLAND 15 20
VLADIVOSTOK 15 20

RWANDA
KIGALI 15 20
OTHER 15 20

SENEGAL
DAKAR 25 30
OTHER 25 30

SIERRA LEONE
FREETOWN 10 5
OTHER 10 5

SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE TOWN 25 35
DURBAN 0 5
JOHANNESBURG 30 42
OTHER 0 5
PRETORIA 30 42

SWAZILAND
MBABANE 0 5
OTHER 0 5

SWITZERLAND
BERN 90 100
GENEVA 90 100
OTHER 90 100

TANZANIA
DAR ES SALAAM 5 10
OTHER 5 10

TOGO
LOME 25 30
OTHER 25 30

TUNISIA
CARTHAGE 5 10
OTHER 5 10
TUNIS 5 10

UNITED KINGDOM
BATH 20 25
BIRMINGHAM 20 25

STATE 00100282 007 OF 008


BRISTOL 25 30
BROUGH 20 25
BUDE 20 25
CAMBRIDGE 25 30
CHELMSFORD 20 25
CHELTENHAM 20 25
CHICKSANDS 20 25
CROUGHTON 25 30
DUNSTABLE 20 25
EDZELL 20 25
FAIRFORD 20 25
FELIXSTOWE 25 30
GLENROTHES 25 30
GREENHAM COMMON 20 25
HARROGATE 20 25
HYTHE 20 25
KEMBLE 20 25
LAKENHEATH 20 25
MENWITH HILL 20 25
MILDENHALL 20 25
NOTTINGHAM 20 25
OTHER 20 25
OXFORDSHIRE 25 30
PLYMOUTH 25 30
PORTSMOUTH 25 30
WATERBEACH 20 25
WELFORD 20 25
WEST BYFLEET 20 25
WILTSHIRE 20 25


EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
AWAY AWAY
AT FROM AT FROM
GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST

CANADA
DARTMOUTH K 9550 9550 K-12 14750 14750
1-6 10250 10250
7-12 11550 11550

HALIFAX K 9550 9550 K-12 14750 14750
1-6 10250 10250
7-12 11550 11550

ECUADOR
GUAYAQUIL K 9200 9200 K 11400 11400
1-8 10750 10750 1-5 13100 13100
9-12 12100 52600 6-8 13250 13250
9-12 14700 52600

GABON
LIBREVILLE K-8 15950 15950 K 14250 14250
9 15950 59850 1-8 18200 18200
10-12 150 59850 9 18200 59850
10-12 150 59850

INDIA

STATE 00100282 008 OF 008


HYDERABAD K 6950 54400 K 6550 54400
1-5 7200 54400 1-5 6800 54400
6-8 7300 54400 6-8 6900 54400
9-10 8050 54400 9-10 7550 54400
11-12 10450 54400 11-12 9800 54400

ITALY
FLORENCE K-5 26800 26800 K-5 21800 21800
6-8 29200 29200 6-8 24000 24000
9-11 31000 31000 9-10 25600 25600
12 31200 31200 11 29050 29050
12 28600 28600
MEXICO
MATAMOROS K-12 9400 9400 K-12 11350 11350

NICARAGUA
MANAGUA K 5800 5800 K 6500 6500
1-5 6700 6700 1-5 7300 7300
6-8 7150 7150 6-8 7800 7800
9-12 7500 52400 9-12 8050 52400

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
BRAZZAVILLE K-12 5650 59850 K-12 150 59850

SPAIN
BARCELONA K 19800 19800 K 19900 19900
1-5 23600 23600 1-5 23800 23800
6-8 24200 24200 6-8 24250 24250
9-12 27900 27900 9-12 27950 27950

TOGO
LOME K-12 12650 56250 K-12 11450 56250
CLINTON