date: Wed Jan 19 17:48:19 2000
from: Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: Tyndall finances
to: t.d.davies

>Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:05:34 +0000
>From: "Ian Dwyer" <IJDW@wpo.nerc.ac.uk>
>To: <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
>Subject: Re: Climate change centre
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>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
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