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§ 591.202 Why does the Government pay COLAs?

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5 CFR 591.202

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5 CFR 591.202The Government pays COLAs as additional compensation to certain civilian Federal employees in specified nonforeign areas in consideration of higher living costs in the local area compared with living costs in the Washington, DC, area.