The report takes food, clothing and drink expenses for its rankings, but not rent since companies typically offer a separate housing allowance, ECA said.

ECA表示，所调查的生活成本包括食物、服装和饮料等花费，但不包括房租，因为公司一般会为员工提供单独的住房津贴。

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Those who rent offices will get an allowance with the standard of 30 yuan per square meter in the first 3 years and 15 yuan per square meters in another 3 years.

租赁自用办公用房的，三年内每年按每平方米30元的标准给予补助，后三年每年按每平方米15元的标准给予补助。

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There will now be no second home allowance or claims for food, furniture and fittings, fuel, mortgage interest, rent or council tax.

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In April, the government introduced the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) which established national rules about what type of accommodation is appropriate and how much rent can be paid to landlords.

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The watchdog also raised concerns about the decision to uprate local housing allowance - which covers private accommodation - by the CPI rate of inflation rather than pegging it to average rent rises in an area.

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