UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires
Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.
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"civil servants receiving extra pay for working in such areas is unfair on the taxpayer."
— Kevin Hollinrake , Politician
"These arrangements are not new, and indeed have applied consistently under successive governments for a number of decades."
— Lord Wood of Anfield , Politician
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Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.
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