FNS issued a memo, in which they stated they determined that there had been a decrease in the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan. But, because the ARRA increase of 13.8% contained a provision to protect against the erosion of the increased allotment, FNS determined that they would not move to decrease the allotment table as a “COLA.”
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