Cablegate: Costa Rica Inl Pd&S Request for Fy 2006

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UNCLAS SAN JOSE 002815

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR INL/RM/PO EDNA LUNARIO, INL/LP ED SUTOW

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR AFIN AMGT KFSC CS
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA INL PD&S REQUEST FOR FY 2006

REF: STATE 207320

1. Per instructions reftel, Post's PD&S request is as follows:

Actual Non-
Object FY 2005 Recurring Proposed FY 2006
Class Obligations Items Increases Plan
------ ----------- --------- --------- -------

1142 44,200 1,800 46,000
1148 1,000 1,000
1246 11,000 11,000
2156 1,000 1,000 2,000
2589 1,800 200 2,000
2699 500 500

Totals 59,500 0 3,000 62,500

ICASS 160,000 (50,000) 110,000

2. Non-recurring Items (50,000)

2581 (ICASS) Savings were realized by eliminating the
part-time PSC position and by reducing INL office space.
Please note that we have drastically reduced our ICASS costs
over the past two years--down from $294,000 in 2004.

3. Proposed increase 3,000

1142 Salary increase (actually a pay cut since proposed
increase includes with-in grade pay increases but is still
slightly less than inflation rate). 1,800

2156 Travel budget includes $1,000 for in-country travel
which is necessary to complete end-use-monitoring of INL's
substantial investments in Costa Rica such as the border
check-point at Penas Blancas, and Coast Guard stations on
both coasts, as well as the Academy in Golfito. The budget
also includes $1,000 to cover travel expenses for one FSN
training course and one regional counter-narcotics
conference. 2,000

2589 Prices we must pay for maintenance and repair of our
copy machine, other equipment, and miscellaneous services
have increased due to 14 percent inflation last year. 200
LANGDALE

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