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09STATE132603
2009-12-31 21:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

Allowance and Post Differential

Tags:  ALOW AMGT APER AFIN 
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TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 07 STATE 132603 

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-724

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)

STATE 00132603 001.2 OF 007


UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 07 STATE 132603

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-724

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)

STATE 00132603 001.2 OF 007



1. Effective January 3, 2010, unless
otherwise noted, allowances and/or post
differential rates are revised as shown.
These changes are issued under TL:SR-724.


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 (Cost of Living) Allowance changes
for Mozambique, Poland, and Sudan are based on
Retail Price Surveys submitted by Maputo,
Warsaw, and Juba, 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 26 (December 24, 2009).


6. The Education "At-Post" Allowance rate
changes are based on updated information
provided by posts for the current school year.
The Education ?Away-From-Post? Allowance rate
changes for Cuba and Greece, are based on
updated assessments by the Office of Overseas
Schools of the educational programs at post.


7. The reporting requirements for submission
of the Post (Hardship) Differential Survey
for Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is amended
effective January 3, 2010, with TL:SR-724 as
follows:

FROM TO
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo Jul-Even Jan-Even


8. The reporting requirement for submission
of the Post (Cost of Living) Retail Price
Survey for Maputo and Warsaw are amended
effective January 3, 2010, with TL:SR-724 as
follows:

STATE 00132603 002.2 OF 007


FROM TO
Mozambique
Maputo Jun-Odd Jan-Even

Poland
Warsaw Mar-Even Jan-Even

Sudan
Juba Dec-Even -- --


9. Effective January 3, 2010, the Post
Allowance Payment Tables (DSSR 229.1) have
been revised to reflect current Spendable
Income. The full revised tables are
available on the Office of Allowances

websites.


10. Effective January 3, 2010, Wuhan, China,
has been added to the list of posts where
shipment of Consumables is authorized.
A/LM/TTM will update 14 FAM 613.7 to reflect
the addition of Wuhan to the Consumables
Shipment list.


11. 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 ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
ARMENIA
OTHER 10 15
YEREVAN 10 15

AUSTRALIA
ADELAIDE 25 20
ALICE SPRINGS 30 25
BRISBANE 30 25
CANBERRA 30 25
GERALDTON 25 20
GOLD COAST 30 25
MELBOURNE 35 30
NEWCASTLE, NSW 25 20
OAKEY 30 25
OTHER 25 20
PERTH 30 25
RICHMOND, NSW 30 25
SYDNEY 35 30
TOOWOOMBA 30 25
TOWNSVILLE 30 25
WALKERVILLE, S.A. 25 20

BELGIUM
GOSSELIES 42 35

STATE 00132603 003.2 OF 007


MONS 42 35
OTHER 42 35
SHAPE/CHIEVRES 42 35

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

BURKINA FASO
OTHER 25 20
OUAGADOUGOU 25 20

CHILE
OTHER 20 15
SANTIAGO 20 15

COTE D'IVOIRE
ABIDJAN 35 30
OTHER 35 30

CROATIA
OTHER 42 35
ZAGREB 42 35

CZECH REPUBLIC
OTHER 50 42
PRAGUE 50 42

GREECE
ARGYROUPOLIS 50 42
ATHENS 50 42
ELEFSIS 50 42
ELLINIKON 50 42
IRAKLION (CRETE) 42 35
MT. HORTIATIS 50 42
MT. PARNIS 50 42
MT. PATERAS 50 42
NEA MAKRI 50 42
OTHER 42 35
PERIVOLAKI 50 42
PIRAEUS 50 42
SOUDA BAY (CRETE) 42 35
TANAGRA 50 42
THESSALONIKI 50 42

HOLY SEE
HOLY SEE 70 60

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

JAPAN
GOTEMBA 70 60

STATE 00132603 004.2 OF 007


SASEBO 50 42

KOSOVO
OTHER 10 5
PRISTINA 10 5

LATVIA
OTHER 35 30
RIGA 35 30

LITHUANIA
OTHER 25 20
VILNIUS 25 20

MACEDONIA
OTHER 25 20
SKOPJE 25 20

MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR 10 5
OTHER 10 5

MALTA
MALTA 42 35

MONTENEGRO
OTHER 30 25
PODGORICA 30 25

MOROCCO
CASABLANCA 25 20
OTHER 20 15
RABAT 25 20
SALE 25 20
TANGIER 20 15

MOZAMBIQUE
MAPUTO 5 35
OTHER 5 35

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

STATE 00132603 005.2 OF 007


THE HAGUE 50 42
YPENBURG 50 42

NIGER
NIAMEY 25 20
OTHER 25 20

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
OTHER 42 50
PORT MORESBY 42 50

POLAND
KRAKOW 10 20
OTHER 0 10
WARSAW 10 20

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
BRAZZAVILLE 60 50
OTHER 60 50

ROMANIA
BUCHAREST 42 35

SENEGAL
DAKAR 30 25
OTHER 30 25

SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE 30 25

SUDAN
JUBA 20 25

TUNISIA
CARTHAGE 10 5
OTHER 10 5
TUNIS 10 5

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
CROUGHTON 30 25
DUNSTABLE 25 20
EDINBURGH 60 50
EDZELL 25 20
FAIRFORD 25 20
FARNBOROUGH 50 42
FELIXSTOWE 30 25

STATE 00132603 006.2 OF 007


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

EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
AWAY AWAY
AT FROM AT FROM
GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST
CUBA
HAVANA K-8 10300 10300 K-8 10300 10300
9-10 11600 52000 9 11600 11600
11-12 11900 52000 10 11600 52000
11-12 11900 52000

ERITREA
ASMARA K 4850 4850 K 5500 5500
1 6050 6050 1 6950 6950
2-8 18300 18300 2-8 18700 18700
9-12 18300 59300 9-12 18700 59300

ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA K-5 17200 17200 K-5 16900 16900
6-8 18950 18950 6-8 19000 19000
9-12 19350 19350 9-12 19500 19500

GREECE
ARGYROUPOLIS K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500
7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000
6 17650 17650
7-8 18100 18100
9-10 18100 51950
11-12 19200 51950

MT. HORTIATIS K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500
7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000

STATE 00132603 007.2 OF 007


6 17650 17650
7-8 18100 18100
9-10 18100 51950
11-12 19200 51950

PERIVOLAKI K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500
7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000
6 17650 17650
7-8 18100 18100
9-10 18100 51950
11-12 19200 51950

THESSALONIKI K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500
7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000
6 17650 17650
7-8 18100 18100
9-10 18100 51950
11-12 19200 51950

HONDURAS
TEGUCIGALPA K-5 6300 6300 K-2 6300 6300
6 7450 7450 3-5 7450 7450
7-8 7450 52250 6 8600 8600
9-12 8050 52250 7-8 8600 52250
9-12 9200 52250
CLINTON