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Column B. This corresponds broadly to ARM 3 activity

codes B2-03 - B2-06 inclusive. To avoid double

counting of staff effort devoted to inhouse AAG secretariats should be included at iii) below, not

here.

Column D. This is the product of entries in Column C

with figures for staff costs. For the latter please

use the rounded Basic Staff Cost figures below, which

are taken from the Treasury Ready Reckoner:

Grade 5 £35500

Grade 6 £31700

Grade 7 £25700

SEO

£20900

HEO

£17500

HEO(D)

£16300

EO

£14300

AT

£13000

CO

£10700

CA

£ 7700

SPS

£13100

PS

£11100

ii)

Column E. This should be a rough estimate (to within about 5-10%) of the proportion of time spent on trade promotion that is devoted to initiative work.

Commercial Department Staff

Please use the figures from the column headed "Com" on the attached computer printout, which is based on returns made to TRED earlier this year.

The cost relates to staffing levels in August 1985, at 1983/84 prices, and Posts should be invited to comment on whether there have been any changes which make this