SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: FROM TO LOCALITIES , 999

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2011, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARMENIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BULGARIA, BURKINA, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FIJI, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GUAM, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, KENYA, KOREA, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALI, MALTA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NIGER, NORWAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TOGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN AND ZIMBABWE THE REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY TYPE OF ALLOWANCE (SECTION A: COST-OF- LIVING; SECTION B: OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE; SECTION C: EXCHANGE RATES, SECTION D: NO CHANGES BASED ON REVIEW); THEREFORE, A COUNTRY/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA , 999 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM , 015, 018, 055, , N/C 040 COUNTRY: (BN) BENIN 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 122 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA

2 COUNTRY: (UV) BURKINA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA , 037, 076, 077 COUNTRY: (CT) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 162 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CD) CHAD 144 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CF) CONGO COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA 132 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS 140 N/C COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 152 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK , 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D

3 COUNTRY: (EK) EQUATORIAL GUINEA COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA 138 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE , , 009, 011, 014, 015, 025, 037, 201 COUNTRY: (GB) GABON COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY 128 N/C 019, 027, 039, 055, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 228, 301, 307, 311, 313, 317, 323, 329, 355, 359, 503, 603, 655, 663, 700, 741, , 531, N/C 067, 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 539, 573, 703, 721, , 169, 223, , 205, , 230, N/C 121, 139 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE , 015, None N/C , 007 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA , 999

4 COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG 142 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY , 999 COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND , 999 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY , 073, , N/C N/C 005, 007, 022, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, N/C 038, 066 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA , 003, 011, 999 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA 112 N/C 007, 010, 025, 035, 050, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, N/C 015, N/C 140, N/C 005 COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X

5 COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 120 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA 142 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS , 025, , 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 065, 070, , COUNTRY: (NG) NIGER 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 136 N/C 005, 999

6 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA 144 N/C N/C N/C 004 COUNTRY: (RW) RWANDA COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE 166 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN 134 N/C 005, , 014, 018, , 008, 009, 016, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN 184 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D

7 COUNTRY: (TO) TOGO COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM , , 388, , 318, 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 138 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN CHANGE CODE(S): D

8 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: NOTE: FOR MOST COUNTRIES, OHA TABLES ARE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL CURRENCY. ALL CURRENCY CHANGES ARE REPORTED IN SECTION C. COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

9 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GA) GAMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GG) GEORGIA COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE

10 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY

11 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ LG LATVIA LG LATVIA COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

12 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PERU: PE LIMA OTHER PERU: PE LIMA OTHER COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ SG SENEGAL

13 SG SENEGAL COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN COUNTRY: (SU) SUDAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TO) TOGO CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TO TOGO TO TOGO Effective 1 April 2011, OHA is established for Togo. The Utility Allowance is established at 79,260 CFA Francs and MIHA is established at 133,692 Francs. Climate code is 3. COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

14 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER

15 SECTION C EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION: CHANGES TO ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON VALUE FLUCTUATIONS OF FOREIGN MONETARY UNITS IN RELATION TO THE U.S. DOLLAR. EXCHANGE RATES USED BY THE COMMITTEE FOLLOW: FROM TO AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BULGARIA (OHA) BULGARIA (COLA) BURKINA CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (OHA) CROATIA (COLA) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EGYPT EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FINLAND FRANCE GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GIBRALTAR GREECE GUATEMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDONESIA IRELAND ITALY KENYA KOREA

16 FROM TO KOSOVO LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MACEDONIA (COLA) MALI MALTA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NETHERLANDS NIGER NORWAY PARAGUAY PERU PORTUGAL ROMANIA (OHA) ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SENEGAL SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SUDAN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TOGO TUNISIA TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)

17 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AM) ARMENIA Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Armenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CB) CAMBODIA Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cambodia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Costa Rica based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (GQ) GUAM Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guam based on data review. COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ireland based on data review. COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Malaysia based on data review. COUNTRY: (PP) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Papua New Guinea based on data review. COUNTRY: (PE) PERU Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Peru based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZI) ZIMBABWE Effective 01 April 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Zimbabwe based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (703) , FAX , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil

18 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THREE OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC); THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE'S FTP SERVER ( AND THE WEB. THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA ANY OF THE THREE MODES MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD ACCESS THE DATA THROUGH THEIR NORMAL FINANCE CENTER ORGANIZATION OR PARENT AGENCY. 2. WHERE PRACTICAL, ONLY LOCALITIES WHICH WERE REVIEWED ARE LISTED. LOCALITIES NOT LISTED REMAIN UNCHANGED. NO LISTING IS DELETED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED. 3. COST-OF-LIVING AND OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA) CHANGE CODE SYMBOLS ARE: 'D' (CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA), N (NO CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA) AND 'X' (CHANGES BASED ON A FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENT) 4. DATA CHANGES TO COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF RETAIL PRICE SCHEDULES RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR FROM COMMANDS. 5. DATA CHANGES TO OHA RENTAL ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF DFAS FINANCE CENTER DATA AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FROM COMMANDS; CHANGES TO UTILITY/RECURRING MAINTENANCE, AND TO MOVE-IN HOUSING (MIHA)/MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF HOUSING SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY PERSONNEL.