JSP 752 Uprated to Version 3
JSP 752 has been amended to version 3, effective 26 May 06. A few of snippets from the changes include:
On Incidental Expenses: You can now spread your phone calls over the total number of days for which IE is claimed (good), but the JSP only specifically refers to reclaiming the actual cost of "buying a phone card" rather than aggregating other calls at the nominal rate of 3 minutes per day (why not?). No similar wording change to cover the laundry situation either.
On Day subsistence: You are only allowed now to claim for the cost of buying "prepared food", meaning anything from "a ready-made sandwich to a meal of several courses in a restaurant". It is apparently now illegal to buy the makings and construct your own sandwich, even if the costs fall within your allowable DS capped rate. Why, for heaven's sake? There must be bigger problems to be addressed than this!
Haven't seen the promised change to the definition of a "drink". I guess that is for the next amendment.
Regards
Ginseng