| FC 95/14
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| FC 95/14
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Ninety-fifth Session |
Rome, 25 - 29 September 2000 |
Changes in Salary Scales and Allowances |
1. The following levels for the Rome post adjustment classification were announced by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) from May 1999 to June 2000. Changes in the multiplier were for the most part due to currency fluctuation.
TABLE I |
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| Cost-of-living | Post Adjustment |
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| Month | Index 1/ | Month | Lire/Dollar | ||
Exchange Rate |
Index |
Multiplier | |||
| Jan. 1999 | 100.6 | May 1999 | 1827.84 | 113.1 | 13.1 |
| Feb. 1999 | 100.7 | June 1999 | 1849.14 | 112.0 | 12.0 |
| Mar. 1999 | 100.8 | July 1999 | 1874.31 | 110.7 | 10.7 |
| Apr. 1999 | 101.0 | Aug. 1999 | 1812.35 | 114.0 | 14.0 |
| May 1999 | 101.1 | Sep. 1999 | 1851.07 | 111.9 | 11.9 |
| June 1999 | 101.1 | Oct. 1999 | 1827.04 | 113.1 | 13.1 |
| July 1999 | 101.3 | Nov. 1999 | 1843.33 | 112.3 | 12.3 |
| Aug. 1999 | 101.3 | Dec. 1999 | 1922.72 | 108.2 | 8.7 |
| Sep. 1999 | 101.4 | Jan. 2000 | 1926.59 | 108.0 | 8.0 |
| Oct. 1999 | 101.7 | Feb. 2000 | 1967.25 | 106.1 | 6.1 |
| Nov. 1999 | 101.7 | Mar. 2000 | 2000.17 | 101.1 | 1.1 |
| Dec. 1999 | 101.7 | Apr. 2000 | 2019.53 | 100.3 | 0.3 |
| Jan. 2000 | 102.4 | May 2000 | 2096.98 | 100.7 | 0.7 |
| Feb. 2000 | 102.6 2/ | June 2000 | 2067.94 | 101.9 | 1.9 |
1/ Index of cost-of-living for international officials in Rome using a constant rate of exchange. Please note that the index has been re-based effective 1 November 1995, date of the last cost-of-living survey. |
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2. According to the current 5 percent/12 month rule governing cost-of-living adjustments of the salary of staff in the professional and higher categories, an average net increase of 0.4 per cent in US dollars terms and of 4.2 per cent in Lira terms for inflation became due effective 1 May 2000.
3. Based on Table 1, the following graph shows the variations in net salary, at P-4, step VI, due to the monthly fluctuations of the Italian lira versus the US dollar.
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4. The corresponding monthly salaries in Italian lire and the effect of the local inflation on net purchasing power are shown in the following graph.
5. In accordance with a schedule approved by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) a comprenhesive salary survey for staff in the General Service category will take place in November 2000.
CL 86/REP, para. 160 (b).
