In Georgia, every employee is permitted to receive 100% of the per diem rate but specifically on the day the start of the travel and its end. But not within Georgia, then employees should employ this tactic in order to receive a complete recompense: " when meals are provided to a traveller in conjunction with travel events on a travel departure or return day, the full day per diem is reduced by the amount of the provided meal(s) after the 75% proration. For example, if the per diem allows a $28 full day reimbursement, and lunch was provided at no cost on the first or last day of travel, the total allowable reimbursement for that day would be $14 [$28 *.75= $21 less $7 lunch (100% per diem cost of the meal provided) = $14.00]." according to USG Meals Policy.