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Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations (GC,fa)

 

Effective August 17, 2008, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown.  These changes will be Part B of TL:SR-693.

 

Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable.

 

Important: Read this entire message as posts may be listed more than once.  Changes are listed by allowance or differential rather than by post.

 

Taiwan has been included, when applicable, under arrangement with the American Institute in Taiwan.

 

The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for Trinidad and Tobago are based on an updated Hardship Differential Report submitted by Port of Spain.

 

The Post Allowance changes for Cape Verde, Jamaica, Kenya, Asuncion, Togo, and South Africa are based on updated Retail Price Surveys submitted by Praia, Kingston, Nairobi, Paraguay, Lome, and Cape Town, 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 15 (August 7, 2008).

 

The Education “At-Post” Allowance rate changes are based on new information supplied by posts for the 2008/2009 school year. 

 

Effective August 17, with TL:SR 693B, a new listing is established for Hyderabad, India, as follows.

 

INDIA

  HYDERABAD

--Living Quarters Allowance:

    Group 2 With Family: 16000

    Group 2 Without Family:15300

    Group 3 With Family: 14500

    Group 3 Without Family: 13100

    Group 4 With Family: 13100

    Group 4 Without Family:11600

 

--Post Allowance: 5%

 

--Transfer Zone:  3

 

--Education Allowance: Grade   At Post  Away from Post

                          K    6,950       61,000

                         1-6   7,200       61,000

                         6-8   7,300       61,000

                        9-10   8,050       61,000

                       11-12  10,450       61,000

 

--Post Differential: 25%

 

--Danger Pay:  0%

 

--Agency:  Department of State

 

Reporting Requirements:

--Retail Price Schedule: Feb Odd

--Education Allowance Questionnaire: Jun

--Post Differential Questionnaire: Feb Odd

--LQA Review Report: Feb

 

The reporting requirement for submission of the Post (Hardship) Differential Questionnaire for Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in the DSSR 920 Table of Allowances is amended effective August 17, 2008, with TL:SR-693B as follows:

 

                        FROM        TO

Trinidad and Tobago

 Port of Spain           --        Aug/E

 

 

Effective August 17, 2008, Luanda, Angola is added to the list of posts where eligible USG are authorized a consumables shipment.  A/LM/TTM will update 14 FAM 613.7 to reflect the addition of Luanda on the consumables shipment list.

 

 

 

 

 

                                 POST DIFFERENTIAL

                              FROM                TO

Trinidad and Tobago

 Port of Spain                   0                 5

 OTHER                           0                 5

 

                                 POST ALLOWANCE

                              FROM                TO

ARMENIA

 OTHER                          30                35

 YEREVAN                        30                35

 

AUSTRALIA

 ALICE SPRINGS                  35                30

 BRISBANE                       42                35

 CANBERRA                       42                35

 GERALDTON                      35                30

 GOLD COAST                     42                35

 MELBOURNE                      50                42

 NEWCASTLE, NSW                 35                30

 OAKEY                          42                35

 OTHER                          35                30

 PERTH                          42                35

 RICHMOND, NSW                  42                35

 SYDNEY                         50                42

 TOOWOOMBA                      42                35

 TOWNSVILLE                     42                35

 

BELGIUM

 GOSSELIES                      50                42

 MONS                           50                42

 OTHER                          50                42

 SHAPE/CHIEVRES                 50                42

 

BENIN

 COTONOU                        35                30

 OTHER                          35                30

 

BRUNEI

 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN            30                25

 OTHER                          30                25

 

BURKINA FASO

 OTHER                          30                25

 OUAGADOUGOU                    30                25

 

CANADA

 VANCOUVER                      60                50

 

CAPE VERDE

 OTHER                          30                10

 PRAIA                          30                10

 

CROATIA

 OTHER                          50                42

 ZAGREB                         50                42

 

CZECH REPUBLIC

 OTHER                          70                60

 PRAGUE                         70                60

 

DENMARK

 COPENHAGEN                     90                80

 OTHER                          90                80

 

FIJI

 OTHER                          30                25

 SUVA                           30                25

 

FINLAND

 HELSINKI                       80                70

 OTHER                          70                60

 

GERMANY

 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN         60                50

 INGOLSTADT                     70                60

 MUNICH                         70                60

 OBERAMMERGAU                   60                50

 

GREECE

 ARGYROUPOLIS                   60                50

 ATHENS                         60                50

 ELEFSIS                        60                50

 ELLINIKON                      60                50

 IRAKLION (CRETE)               50                42

 MT. HORTIATIS                  60                50

 MT. PARNIS                     60                50

 MT. PATERAS                    60                50

 NEA MAKRI                      60                50

 OTHER                          50                42

 PERIVOLAKI                     60                50

 PIRAEUS                        60                50

 SOUDA BAY (CRETE)              50                42

 TANAGRA                        60                50

 THESSALONIKI                   60                50

 

JAMAICA

 KINGSTON                        0                10

 OTHER                           0                10

 

KENYA

 KAHAWA                         25                20

 KIAMBU                         25                20

 KIBICHIKU                      25                20

 KIHARA                         25                20

 KIKUYU                         25                20

 NAIROBI                        25                20

 OTHER                          25                20

 RUIRU                          25                20

 THOGOTO                        25                20

 WANGIGE                        25                20

 

LITHUANIA

 OTHER                          35                30

 VILNIUS                        35                30

 

MACEDONIA

 OTHER                          30                25

 SKOPJE                         30                25

 

MALI

 BAMAKO                         42                35

 OTHER                          42                35

 

MALTA

 MALTA                          50                42

 

MAURITIUS

 MAURITIUS                      15                10

 

MEXICO

 MONTERREY                      20                25

 

MONTENEGRO

 OTHER                          35                30

 PODGORICA                      35                30

 

NETHERLANDS

 AMSTERDAM                      60                50

 BRUNSSUM                       60                50

 COEVORDEN                      60                50

 EYGELSHOVEN                    60                50

 HEERLEN                        60                50

 HOENSBROEK                     60                50

 HULSBERG                       60                50

 KERKRADE                       60                50

 LANDGRAAF                      60                50

 MAASTRICHT                     60                50

 MARGRATEN                      60                50

 OTHER                          60                50

 PAPENDRECHT                    60                50

 ROTTERDAM                      60                50

 SCHAESBURG                     60                50

 SCHINNEN                       60                50

 SCHIPHOL                       60                50

 THE HAGUE                      60                50

 YPENBURG                       60                50

 

NEW ZEALAND

 AUCKLAND                       42                35

 BLENHEIM                       42                35

 CHRISTCHURCH                   42                35

 OTHER                          42                35

 WELLINGTON                     42                35

 

NIGER

 NIAMEY                         42                25

 OTHER                          42                25

 

PARAGUAY

 ASUNCION                       25                15

 OTHER                          25                15

 

PORTUGAL

 ALVERCA                        25                20

 AZORES                         25                20

 LAJES FIELD                    25                20

 LISBON                         25                20

 OTHER                          25                20

 PONTA DELGADA                  25                20

 

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

 BRAZZAVILLE                    60                50

 OTHER                          60                50

 

SENEGAL

 DAKAR                          50                42

 OTHER                          50                42

 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

 BRATISLAVA                     50                42

 OTHER                          50                42

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 CAPE TOWN                       0                15

 JOHANNESBURG                   10                15

 PRETORIA                       10                15

 

SWITZERLAND

 BERN                          110               100

 GENEVA                        100                90

 OTHER                         100                90

 

TOGO

 LOME                           42                20

 OTHER                          42                20

 

 

                         EDUCATION ALLOWANCE

                      FROM                  TO

                             AWAY                  AWAY

                      AT     FROM           AT     FROM

              GRADE   POST   POST   GRADE   POST   POST

ANGOLA

 LUANDA         K-8  21000  21000     K-8  21300  21300

               9-12  21000  65300    9-12  21300  65300

ARGENTINA

 BUENOS AIRES     K  11750  11750       K  12150  12150

                1-5  16250  16250     1-5  16650  16650

                6-8  17300  17300     6-8  17700  17700

               9-12  19400  19400    9-12  19800  19800

BAHAMAS

 GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND

                K-6   7200   7200       K   8350   8350

                7-8   9300  48450     1-6   9400   9400

               9-12  11100  48450     7-9  11800  48450

                                    10-12  13500  48450

BURMA

 RANGOON        K-5  10900  10900     K-5  10900  10900

                6-8  11450  11450     6-8  11800  11800

               9-12  11650  57750    9-12  12000  57750

COLOMBIA

 BOGOTA         K-1  11350  11350     K-1  13500  13500

                  2  11200  11200       2  13450  13450

                  3   7300   7300       3  13250  13250

                4-5   7500   7500     4-5   8900   8900

                  6   9900   9900       6  11750  11750

                  7  10100  10100       7  12000  12000

                  8  10300  10300       8  12200  12200

                  9  10400  52000       9  12350  52000

                 10  10600  52000      10  12550  52000

                 11  10700  52000      11  12700  52000

                 12  10800  52000      12  12800  52000

ESTONIA

 TALLINN        K-5  22800  52000     K-5  28750  52000

               6-10  24450  52000    6-10  30800  52000

              11-12  24950  52000   11-12  31500  52000

FINLAND

 HELSINKI         K  21400  21400       K  26050  26050

                1-5  26100  26100     1-5  32200  32200

                6-8  27050  27050     6-8  33300  33300

                  9  27950  27950       9  34400  34400

                 10  27650  27650      10  34350  34350

              11-12  31100  31100   11-12  38050  38050

GERMANY

 BAD AIBLING    K-5  28450  28450     K-5  24400  24400

                6-8  30800  30800       6  27000  27000

               9-12  32550  32550       7  27250  27250

                                        8  27600  27600

                                     9-12  29350  29350

GREECE

 SOUDA BAY (CRETE)

                K-1   3200  53350       K   8250  53350

                  2   3450  53350     1-6  11950  53350

                  3   3750  53350       7   4950  53350

                  4   4050  53350       8   5250  53350

                  5   4350  53350       9   5600  53350

                  6   4650  53350      10   5900  53350

                  7   4950  53350      11   6500  53350

                  8   5250  53350      12   7100  53350

                  9   5600  53350                      

                 10   5900  53350                      

                 11   6500  53350                      

                 12   7100  53350                      

INDIA

 HYDERABAD                              K   6950  61000

                                      1-5   7200  61000

                                      6-8   7300  61000

                                     9-10   8050  61000

                                    11-12  10450  61000

ITALY

 MILAN          K-2  21250  21250     K-2  25700  25700

                3-5  23350  23350     3-5  28200  28200

                6-8  25550  25550     6-8  30750  30750

               9-10  26400  26400    9-10  31700  31700

                 11  27650  27650      11  33250  33250

                 12  28000  28000      12  33650  33650

 

LITHUANIA

 VILNIUS        K-5  26600  26600     K-5  27350  27350

                6-8  28600  28600     6-8  29400  29400

               9-10  31000  52500    9-10  31850  52500

              11-12    300  52500   11-12    300  52500

LUXEMBOURG

 LUXEMBOURG     K-5  17850  17850     K-5  20800  20800

                6-8  21100  21100     6-8  24650  24650

               9-12  21700  50200    9-12  25350  50200

PHILIPPINES

 CAVITE         K-5  14100  14100     K-5  15300  15300

                6-8  15350  15350     6-8  16600  16600

               9-10  16250  16250    9-10  17550  17550

              11-12  18050  18050   11-12  19450  19450

 

MANILA         K-5  14100  14100     K-5  15300  15300

                6-8  15350  15350     6-8  16600  16600

               9-10  16250  16250    9-10  17550  17550

              11-12  18050  18050   11-12  19450  19450

 


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