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Fears are also growing that Russia may cut off the gas supply to<br />
Europe. Germany depends on Russia for 40% of its gas supplies,<br />
according to Bloomberg, and utility hikes in the country, as<br />
well as across Europe, have spiked since the invasion.<br />
The Pentagon, however, said service members should rely on<br />
their utility allowances instead of their cost-of-living funds to<br />
address the price hikes.<br />
"Although we have seen [a] significant increase in utility costs<br />
as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, COLA surveys also do not<br />
account for utility costs. Members receive a utility allowance<br />
to address utility costs," the Pentagon said in a press release.<br />
Backlash to news about COLA decrease was swift online,<br />
especially on the popular Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook<br />
page.<br />
"It blows my mind how they can just change how much money<br />
we get at the drop of a hat," one commenter wrote. "If it was<br />
$50 I wouldn't complain. But I am talking HUNDREDS of<br />
dollars a month."<br />
The Pentagon, however, said in its press release that service<br />
members and their families shouldn't count on COLA being<br />
consistent each month.<br />
"Since COLA is not a fixed amount and fluctuates annually as<br />
well pay period to pay period, Defense Department officials<br />
continually stress that fixed expenses such as rent and car<br />
payments should be based on what a service member can afford<br />
without COLA," the Pentagon wrote.<br />
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