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The family budget surveys (FBS) are organised by Eurostat amongst staff of international organisations in various duty stations in the EU countries.

These surveys are implemented in the context of the wider work done to compare the relative cost of living of international civil servants between their place of employment and the reference city, Brussels.

These surveys are organised at intervals of 5-7 years and participation is voluntary. However, it is very important that staff take the time to provide accurate answers to the questions about their consumption habits, as the results will have a direct impact on the calculation of correction coefficients.

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