date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:05:34 +0000
from: "Ian Dwyer" <IJDW@wpo.nerc.ac.uk>
subject: Re: Climate change centre
to: <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>

Mike

Just to make clear - 

The 10m available is a cash limited sum, it is not index linked. ie inflationary increases should be taken account of within that total amount. 

The guide figure for inflation for next year (and by default for subsequent years), given by the government, is 2.5%. We would normally expect you to use this figure in the bid and contract negotiations. However, if you feel it is unrealistic (eg for agreed / likely salary increases) then you can use your own judgement. If you use a higher figure it is worth making the point that should it turn out to be an over-estimation the difference could be ploughed back into the centre.

Regards
Ian


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Ian Dwyer
Global Change Coordinator
Natural Environment Research Council
Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon SN2 1EU
Tel: 01793 411511
Fax: 01793 411584
email: i.dwyer@nerc.ac.uk


