Allowance and Post Differential

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 STATE 053031 SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential Reclassifications TL:SR-708 Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations (GC,FA) ¶1. Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-708. ¶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 changes in the Danger Pay Allowance for Bosnia-Herzegovina are based on an updated Danger Pay Factors Form submitted by Embassy Sarajevo on behalf of the Branch Office in Banja Luka. ¶6. The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for Bosnia are based on elimination of the Danger Pay. The changes for Mexico reflect expiration of the temporary one-class increase authorized by the Under Secretary for Management on April 26, 2009. The increase was due to the impact on USG personnel of the Government of Mexico's decision to temporarily close schools, restaurants, movie theaters, gyms, etc. due to H1N1. ¶7. The changes in the Living Quarters Allowance rates for Brazil, China, and Mexico are based on living quarters expenditure information provided by embassies Brasilia, Beijing and Mexico City, respectively. ¶8. The Post Allowance changes for Milan, Turin and Florence, Italy are based on a survey submitted by Milan. 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 10 (May 14, 2009). ¶9. All Education "At-Post" Allowance rate changes are based on new information supplied by posts for the current school year. ¶10. Effective May 24, 2009, footnote "u" is amended to reflect expiration of the temporary increase in the Post (Hardship) Differentials for Mexico (see paragraph 6). The Post (Hardship) Differential for STATE 00053031 002 OF 009 DEA and FBI employees is adjusted to remove credit for Political Violence from the Post (Hardship) Differential for any DEA/FBI employee receiving Danger Pay. The differential for those employees in Mexico is: Ciudad Juarez 10%, Cuernavaca 0%, Guadalajara 0%, Hermosillo 10%, Matamoros 5%, Mazatlan 5%, Merida 10%, Metapa 15%, Mexico City 10%, Monterrey 0%, Nogales 0%, Nuevo Laredo 10%, Other 0%, Tapachula 15%, Tijuana 5%, Tuxtla Gutierrez 10%, and Veracruz 0%. ¶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/. DANGER PAY FROM TO BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BANJA LUKA 15 0 OTHER 15 0 POST DIFFERENTIAL FROM TO BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BANJA LUKA 15 20 OTHER 15 20 MEXICO CIUDAD JUAREZ 20 15 CUERNAVACA 5 0 GUADALAJARA 5 0 HERMOSILLO 15 10 MATAMOROS 10 5 MAZATLAN 10 5 MERIDA 15 10 METAPA 20 15 MEXICO CITY, D.F. 20 15 MONTERREY 10 5 NOGALES 10 5 NUEVO LAREDO 20 15 OTHER 5 0 TAPACHULA 20 15 TIJUANA 15 10 TUXTLA GUTIERREZ 15 10 VERACRUZ 5 0 LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE FROM TO 2 3 4 2 3 4 BRAZIL BRASILIA WF 32700 32700 31900 46000 45800 41400 WOF 32700 31900 29600 46000 41400 36500 CHINA STATE 00053031 003 OF 009 BEIJING WF 16000 14500 13100 71200 65600 58200 WOF 15300 13100 11600 65600 58200 51700 MEXICO MEXICO CITY, D.F. WF 35500 32500 29200 44000 41300 38000 WOF 33800 29200 26000 43000 38000 34200 POST ALLOWANCE FROM TO ALBANIA OTHER 5 10 TIRANA 5 10 AUSTRALIA ALICE SPRINGS 10 15 BRISBANE 10 15 CANBERRA 10 15 GERALDTON 5 10 GOLD COAST 10 15 MELBOURNE 15 20 NEWCASTLE, NSW 5 10 OAKEY 10 15 OTHER 5 10 PERTH 10 15 RICHMOND, NSW 10 15 SYDNEY 15 20 TOOWOOMBA 10 15 TOWNSVILLE 10 15 WALKERVILLE, S.A. 5 10 BELGIUM GOSSELIES 30 35 MONS 30 35 OTHER 30 35 SHAPE/CHIEVRES 30 35 BENIN COTONOU 15 20 OTHER 15 20 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BANJA LUKA 0 5 OTHER 0 5 SARAJEVO 0 5 BULGARIA OTHER 15 20 SOFIA 15 20 CANADA AMHERSTBURG 20 25 ARGENTIA 20 25 CALGARY 20 25 DARTMOUTH 25 30 EDMONTON 20 25 HALIFAX 25 30 KINGSVILLE 20 25 LONDON, ONTARIO 5 10 STATE 00053031 004 OF 009 MONTREAL 25 30 NORTH BAY CANADIAN FORCES BASE 20 25 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 20 25 OTHER 20 25 OTTAWA 20 25 PRINCE RUPERT 20 25 QUEBEC 20 25 STRAIT OF GEORGIA TEST RANGE, B.C. 20 25 TORONTO 25 30 VANCOUVER 35 42 VICTORIA 25 30 WINNIPEG 20 25 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BANGUI 35 42 OTHER 35 42 CHILE OTHER 0 5 SANTIAGO 0 5 COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN 20 25 OTHER 20 25 CROATIA OTHER 25 30 ZAGREB 25 30 CYPRUS NICOSIA 30 35 OTHER 30 35 ESTONIA OTHER 10 15 TALLINN 10 15 FINLAND HELSINKI 50 60 OTHER 42 50 FRANCE BELLEAU 50 60 BONY 50 60 DRAGUIGNAN 50 60 EPINAL 50 60 FERE EN TARDENOIS 50 60 FONTAINEBLEAU 50 60 GARCHES 60 70 LE HAVRE 50 60 LYON 60 70 MARSEILLE 60 70 MONTPELLIER 60 70 OTHER 50 60 PARIS 60 70 ROMAGNE-SOUS-MONTFAUCON 50 60 SEVRES 60 70 ST. AVOLD 50 60 ST. JAMES 50 60 STATE 00053031 005 OF 009 ST. LAURENT 50 60 ST. MIHIEL 50 60 STRASBOURG 50 60 SURESNES 60 70 VERSAILLES 60 70 GERMANY AUGSBURG 30 35 BABENHAUSEN 30 35 BAD AIBLING 30 35 BAD KREUZNACH 30 35 BAD NAUHEIM 30 35 BAUMHOLDER 30 35 BERCHTESGADEN 30 35 BIRKENFELD 30 35 BOEBLINGEN 30 35 BREMEN 30 35 BREMERHAVEN 30 35 BUTZBACH 30 35 DARMSTADT 30 35 DELMENHORST 30 35 ERLANGEN 30 35 FLENSBURG 30 35 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 30 35 FRIEDBERG 30 35 FUERTH 30 35 GARLSTEDT 30 35 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN 35 42 GEILENKIRCHEN 30 35 GELNHAUSEN 30 35 GERMERSHEIM 30 35 GIEBELSTADT 30 35 GIESSEN 30 35 GRAFENWOEHR 30 35 GREFRATH 30 35 GREVEN 30 35 HANAU 30 35 HANDORF 30 35 HANNOVER 30 35 HEIDELBERG 30 35 HEILBRONN 30 35 IDAR-OBERSTEIN 30 35 INGOLSTADT 42 50 KAISERSLAUTERN, LANDKREIS 30 35 KARLSRUHE 30 35 KERPEN 30 35 KITZINGEN 30 35 KOBLENZ 30 35 LEIMEN 30 35 LEIPZIG 30 35 LUDWIGSBURG 30 35 MAINZ 30 35 MANNHEIM 30 35 MAYEN 30 35 MUENSTER 30 35 MUNICH 42 50 NELLINGEN 30 35 NEUBRUECKE 30 35 NOERVENICH 30 35 NUERNBERG 30 35 STATE 00053031 006 OF 009 OBER RAMSTADT 30 35 OBERAMMERGAU 35 42 OSTERHOLZ-SCHARMBECK 30 35 OTHER 30 35 PIRMASENS 30 35 RHEINAU 30 35 RHEINBERG 30 35 SCHWABACH 30 35 SCHWETZINGEN 30 35 SECKENHEIM 30 35 SEMBACH 30 35 STUTTGART 30 35 VILSECK 30 35 WERTHEIM 30 35 WIESBADEN 30 35 WORMS 30 35 WUERZBURG 30 35 ZIRNDORF 30 35 ZWEIBRUCKEN 30 35 GREECE ARGYROUPOLIS 35 42 ATHENS 35 42 ELEFSIS 35 42 ELLINIKON 35 42 IRAKLION (CRETE) 30 35 MT. HORTIATIS 35 42 MT. PARNIS 35 42 MT. PATERAS 35 42 NEA MAKRI 35 42 OTHER 30 35 PERIVOLAKI 35 42 PIRAEUS 35 42 SOUDA BAY (CRETE) 30 35 TANAGRA 35 42 THESSALONIKI 35 42 HOLY SEE HOLY SEE 50 60 HUNGARY BUDAPEST 10 15 OTHER 10 15 ITALY FLORENCE 60 70 MILAN 60 70 NETTUNO 50 60 ROME 50 60 TURIN 60 70 JAPAN GOTEMBA 60 50 KOSOVO OTHER 5 10 PRISTINA 5 10 LATVIA OTHER 20 25 STATE 00053031 007 OF 009 RIGA 20 25 MACEDONIA OTHER 10 15 SKOPJE 10 15 MALI BAMAKO 20 25 OTHER 20 25 MALTA MALTA 25 30 MONTENEGRO OTHER 20 25 PODGORICA 20 25 MOROCCO CASABLANCA 15 20 OTHER 10 15 RABAT 15 20 SALE 15 20 TANGIER 10 15 NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM 35 42 BRUNSSUM 35 42 COEVORDEN 35 42 EYGELSHOVEN 35 42 HEERLEN 35 42 HOENSBROEK 35 42 HULSBERG 35 42 KERKRADE 35 42 LANDGRAAF 35 42 MAASTRICHT 35 42 MARGRATEN 35 42 OTHER 35 42 PAPENDRECHT 35 42 ROTTERDAM 35 42 SCHAESBURG 35 42 SCHINNEN 35 42 SCHIPHOL 35 42 THE HAGUE 35 42 YPENBURG 35 42 NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND 10 15 BLENHEIM 10 15 CHRISTCHURCH 10 15 OTHER 10 15 WELLINGTON 10 15 NIGER NIAMEY 5 10 OTHER 5 10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA OTHER 20 30 PORT MORESBY 20 30 STATE 00053031 008 OF 009 PORTUGAL ALVERCA 15 20 AZORES 15 20 LAJES FIELD 15 20 LISBON 15 20 OTHER 15 20 PONTA DELGADA 15 20 REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIA MALABO 30 35 OTHER 30 35 RUSSIA MOSCOW 15 20 OTHER 0 5 SAINT PETERSBURG 10 15 SAKHALIN ISLAND 10 15 VLADIVOSTOK 10 15 YEKATERINBURG 5 10 SAMOA ISLANDS SAMOA 15 20 SENEGAL DAKAR 15 20 OTHER 15 20 SLOVAK REPUBLIC BRATISLAVA 30 35 OTHER 30 35 SLOVENIA LJUBLJANA 15 20 OTHER 15 20 SWEDEN OTHER 30 35 STOCKHOLM 35 42 SWITZERLAND GENEVA 80 90 OTHER 80 90 TAIWAN KAOHSIUNG 25 30 OTHER 25 30 TAIPEI 25 30 THAILAND BANGKOK 5 10 CHIANG MAI 0 5 OTHER 5 10 UDORN 0 5 TOGO LOME 20 25 OTHER 20 25 TUNISIA CARTHAGE 0 5 STATE 00053031 009 OF 009 OTHER 0 5 TUNIS 0 5 EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FROM TO AWAY AWAY AT FROM AT FROM GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST MOROCCO RABAT K 11500 11500 K 12850 12850 1-5 13900 13900 1-5 15500 15500 6-8 15850 15850 6-8 17650 17650 9-12 16150 16150 9-12 18050 18050 SALE K 11500 11500 K 12850 12850 1-5 13900 13900 1-5 15500 15500 6-8 15850 15850 6-8 17650 17650 9-12 16150 16150 9-12 18050 18050 CLINTON