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09STATE105775
2009-10-09 20:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
Allowance and Post Differential
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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
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
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