Allowance and Post Differential

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 STATE 105775 SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential Reclassifications TL:SR-718 Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations (GC,FA) STATE 00105775 001.2 OF 004 ¶1. Effective October 11, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-718. ¶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 change for Bolivia is based on a Post (Hardship) Differential Questionnaire submitted by La Paz. Footnote "u" has also been amended to reflect a decrease in the differential for DEA employees in La Paz and Other, Bolivia (from 15% to 10%). ¶6. The Living Quarters Allowance changes for Argentina, Honduras, Korea and Namibia are based on updated living quarters expenditure data submitted by Embassy Buenos Aires, Homeland Security, DoDEA, and Embassy Windhoek, respectively. ¶7. The Post Allowance changes for Guyana, India (Mumbai),and Papua New GUINEA are based on updated Retail Price Surveys submitted by Georgetown, Mumbai, and Port Moresby, 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 20 (October 1, 2009). ¶8. The Education "At-Post" Allowance rate changes are based on updated information provided by posts for the 2009-2010 school year. ¶9. This information is available on the State Department internet and intranet sites. The internet site address is: http://aoprals.state.gov. STATE 00105775 002.2 OF 004 The intranet (internal State Department network) site address is: http://aoprals.a.state.gov/. POST DIFFERENTIAL FROM TO BOLIVIA LA PAZ 20 15 OTHER 20 15 LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE FROM TO 2 3 4 2 3 4 ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES WF 46100 41800 41200 56500 53700 48300 WOF 46100 41200 33500 56500 48300 43000 HONDURAS OTHER WF 16000 14500 13100 27500 26000 25000 WOF 15300 13100 11600 27000 25000 22200 KOREA CAMP CARROLL WF 23800 23500 19200 27700 27700 23400 WOF 23500 19200 17200 27700 23400 20800 KIMHAE WF 23800 23800 23400 26800 26800 26200 WOF 23800 23400 19100 26800 26200 22500 PUSAN WF 23800 23800 23400 26800 26800 26200 WOF 23800 23400 19100 26800 26200 22500 WAEGWAN WF 23800 23500 19200 27700 27700 23400 WOF 23500 19200 17200 27700 23400 20800 NAMIBIA WINDHOEK WF 16000 14500 13100 32100 30600 27500 WOF 15300 13100 11600 31400 27500 24500 POST ALLOWANCE FROM TO ALBANIA OTHER 15 10 TIRANA 15 10 ARMENIA OTHER 15 10 YEREVAN 15 10 BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO 50 60 CANADA MONTREAL 42 35 COLOMBIA BARRANQUILLA 5 10 BOGOTA 5 10 OTHER 5 10 STATE 00105775 003.2 OF 004 COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN 35 30 OTHER 35 30 GUYANA GEORGETOWN 20 30 OTHER 20 30 INDIA MUMBAI 5 10 INDONESIA JAKARTA 0 5 MOZAMBIQUE MAPUTO 10 5 OTHER 10 5 PAPUA NEW GUINEA OTHER 30 42 PORT MORESBY 30 42 PERU LIMA 15 20 OTHER 15 20 POLAND KRAKOW 10 5 WARSAW 10 5 RUSSIA MOSCOW 42 50 YEKATERINBURG 30 35 SENEGAL DAKAR 30 25 OTHER 30 25 SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN 35 30 DURBAN 5 0 JOHANNESBURG 42 35 OTHER 5 0 PRETORIA 42 35 UNITED KINGDOM BATH 25 20 BELFAST 50 42 BIRMINGHAM 25 20 BRACKNELL 60 50 BRISTOL 30 25 BROUGH 25 20 BUDE 25 20 CAMBRIDGE 30 25 CAVERSHAM 60 50 CHELMSFORD 25 20 CHELTENHAM 25 20 CHICKSANDS 25 20 STATE 00105775 004.2 OF 004 CROUGHTON 30 25 DUNSTABLE 25 20 EDINBURGH 60 50 EDZELL 25 20 FAIRFORD 25 20 FARNBOROUGH 50 42 FELIXSTOWE 30 25 FT. HALSTEAD 60 50 GLENROTHES 30 25 GREENHAM COMMON 25 20 HARROGATE 25 20 HIGH WYCOMBE 60 50 HYTHE 25 20 KEMBLE 25 20 LAKENHEATH 25 20 LIVERPOOL 35 30 LONDON 60 50 LOUDWATER 60 50 MENWITH HILL 25 20 MILDENHALL 25 20 NOTTINGHAM 25 20 OTHER 25 20 OXFORDSHIRE 30 25 PLYMOUTH 30 25 PORTSMOUTH 30 25 READING 60 50 ROCHESTER 60 50 SOUTHAMPTON 42 35 WATERBEACH 25 20 WELFORD 25 20 WEST BYFLEET 25 20 WILTSHIRE 25 20 URUGUAY MONTEVIDEO 15 20 OTHER 15 20 ZAMBIA LUSAKA 20 15 OTHER 20 15 EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FROM TO AWAY AWAY AT FROM AT FROM GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST HONDURAS OTHER K-12 150 52250 K 1450 52250 1-3 1800 52250 4-6 1850 52250 7-9 1900 52250 10-11 1950 52250 12 2050 52250 TAJIKISTAN DUSHANBE K-8 19700 56250 K-12 19700 56250 9-12 150 56250 CLINTON