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GSA increases per diem rates in three states
The General Services Administration on Friday announced that it is raising the per diem rates for government travel to parts of three states, effective April 1.
The hotel rate in Frederick, Md., will rise from $89 to $90. In Idaho, the hotel rate for Boundary and Bonner counties will increase from $70 to $76 on April 1 and increase to $104 for July and August, before returning to $76 in September. The meals and incidentals rate will increase from $39 to $59. In Teton, Bonneville and Fremont counties, the hotel rate will go from $70 to $76, and the meals and incidentals rate will rise from $39 to $44. Finally, in Lexington, S.C., the hotel rate will increase from $70 to $92, and the meals and incidentals rate will rise from $39 to $44.
The decision to raise the rates came after agency officials requested a review for those areas. GSA uses room rate data from the travel industry to determine per diem rates.
The standard national rate for per diems for government travel is $70 for lodging and $39 for meals and incidental expenses. For a list of rates nationwide, visit GSA's Web site.
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- It was good to see that Lexington County, SC will receive higher government per diem rates (No military presence. Why were SC counties with active duty & reserve military bases were not included in the conciderationfor per diem increases; Bufort (USMC); Berkley-Charleston (USAF,USN,USA); Richland (USA, USAF); and Sumter (USAF,USA)? Thank You. Tom Olsen Posted March 23, 2009 3:29 PM
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