Allowance and Post Differential

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 STATE 009573 SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential Reclassifications TL:SR-726 Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations (GC,FA) STATE 00009573 001.2 OF 005 ¶1. Effective January 31, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-726. ¶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 Danger Pay changes for Kosovo are based on a Danger Pay survey submitted by Pristina. The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for Belize, China, Haiti and Pakistan are based on Post (Hardship) Differential Questionnaires submitted by Belmopan, Beijing, SOUTHCOM, and Islamabad, respectively. ¶6. The Post (Cost of Living) Allowance changes for Sierra Leone and Swaziland are based on Retail Price Surveys submitted by Freetown and Mbabane, 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 2 (January 21, 2010). ¶7. The Education Allowance rate changes are based on updated information provided by posts for the current school year. ¶8. The reporting requirements for submission of the Post (Hardship) Differential Survey for Belmopan, Beijing, Port-Au-Prince and Warsaw are amended effective January 31, 2010, with TL:SR-726 as follows: FROM TO Belize Belmopan May-Odd Jan-Even STATE 00009573 002.2 OF 005 China Beijing Dec-Odd Jan-Even Haiti Port-Au-Prince Jan-Even Jul-Even Poland Warsaw Jul-Odd -- -- ¶9. The reporting requirements for submission of the Post (Cost of Living) Retail Price Survey for Ndjamena, Freetown, and Mbabane are amended effective January 31, 2010, with TL:SR-726 as follows: FROM TO Chad Ndjamena Sep-Even Jan-Even Sierra Leone Freetown May-Even Jan-Even Swailand Mbabane May-Odd Jan-Even ¶10. Effective January 31, 2010, Udorn, Thailand, has been added to the list of posts where shipment of Consumables is authorized. A/LM/TTM will update 14 FAM Exhibit 613.7 to reflect the addition of Udorn 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/. DANGER PAY FROM TO KOSOVO OTHER 20 15 PRISTINA 20 15 POST DIFFERENTIAL FROM TO BELIZE BELMOPAN 15 20 CHINA BEIJING 10 15 HAITI OTHER 30 35 PETIONVILLE 30 35 PORT-AU-PRINCE 30 35 STATE 00009573 003.2 OF 005 PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD 20 25 RAWALPINDI 20 25 POST ALLOWANCE FROM TO BOTSWANA GABORONE 20 15 OTHER 20 15 SELEBI PHIKWE 20 15 BRAZIL SAO PAULO 60 50 CANADA VANCOUVER 60 50 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BANGUI 50 42 OTHER 50 42 INDIA CHENNAI 5 10 HYDERABAD 5 10 KOLKATA 5 10 MUMBAI 10 15 NEW DELHI 5 10 OTHER 5 10 JAPAN AKIZUKI 50 60 ATSUGI 42 50 CAMP ZAMA 42 50 CHIBA-KEN 42 50 FUSSA 42 50 HANEDA 42 50 HIROSHIMA 42 50 IWAKUNI 42 50 KANAGAWA-KEN 42 50 MACHIDA-SHI 42 50 MISAWA 42 50 OKINAWA PREFECTURE 42 50 OTHER 42 50 SAGAMIHARA 42 50 SAITAMA-KEN 42 50 TACHIKAWA 42 50 TOKYO-TO 42 50 YOKOTA 42 50 MALI BAMAKO 30 25 OTHER 30 25 NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND 42 35 BLENHEIM 42 35 STATE 00009573 004.2 OF 005 CHRISTCHURCH 42 35 OTHER 42 35 WELLINGTON 42 35 PARAGUAY ASUNCION 5 0 OTHER 5 0 POLAND KRAKOW 25 20 OTHER 15 10 WARSAW 25 20 SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN 0 15 OTHER 0 15 SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN 35 30 DURBAN 20 15 JOHANNESBURG 42 35 OTHER 20 15 PRETORIA 42 35 SWAZILAND MBABANE 5 25 OTHER 5 25 TOGO LOME 30 25 OTHER 30 25 UNITED KINGDOM BATH 20 25 BELFAST 42 50 BIRMINGHAM 20 25 BRACKNELL 50 60 BRISTOL 25 30 BROUGH 20 25 BUDE 20 25 CAMBRIDGE 25 30 CAVERSHAM 50 60 CHELMSFORD 20 25 CHELTENHAM 20 25 CHICKSANDS 20 25 CROUGHTON 25 30 DUNSTABLE 20 25 EDINBURGH 50 60 EDZELL 20 25 FAIRFORD 20 25 FARNBOROUGH 42 50 FELIXSTOWE 25 30 FT. HALSTEAD 50 60 GLENROTHES 25 30 GREENHAM COMMON 20 25 HARROGATE 20 25 HIGH WYCOMBE 50 60 HYTHE 20 25 STATE 00009573 005.2 OF 005 KEMBLE 20 25 LAKENHEATH 20 25 LIVERPOOL 30 35 LONDON 50 60 LOUDWATER 50 60 MENWITH HILL 20 25 MILDENHALL 20 25 NOTTINGHAM 20 25 OTHER 20 25 OXFORDSHIRE 25 30 PLYMOUTH 25 30 PORTSMOUTH 25 30 READING 50 60 ROCHESTER 50 60 SOUTHAMPTON 35 42 WATERBEACH 20 25 WELFORD 20 25 WEST BYFLEET 20 25 WILTSHIRE 20 25 ZAMBIA LUSAKA 20 25 OTHER 20 25 EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FROM TO AWAY AWAY AT FROM AT FROM GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO K-5 26300 26300 K-5 30500 30500 6-8 28350 28350 6-8 32950 32950 9-12 31950 31950 9-12 37150 37150 COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN K 6800 58050 K 9200 58050 1-5 12400 58050 1-5 14100 58050 6-12 12700 58050 6-8 14500 58050 9-12 15100 58050 GERMANY BERLIN K 13750 13750 K 15250 15250 1-6 20000 20000 1-6 21500 21500 7-8 21150 21150 7-8 22600 22600 9-10 21900 21900 9-10 23350 23350 11-12 22600 22600 11-12 24100 24100 ZIMBABWE HARARE K-5 12500 12500 K-5 14100 14100 6-8 14000 14000 6-8 15800 15800 9-11 17100 17100 9-11 19400 19400 12 17300 17300 12 20000 20000 CLINTON