Monday, October 10, 2016

PostNL increases price of stamps by 5 cents – NU.nl

Also the other rates for post go up, makes the postal service Monday known.

The price of franking on domestic mail with a franking machine increases by 7 cents to 72 cents. The basic rate for mail to other countries increased by 8 cents to 1.33 euros. In addition, the rates for the business market up.

The price increases are, according to the company, because every year less post is sent. “More and more people make use of digital media, so each year less and less letters are sent. In 2015 was the volume decline 11 percent,” according to the company.

PostNL is legally required to have a functioning postal network in order to maintain and would without the more expensive stamps is not out of the costs.

“PostNL captures the decline for a large part by cost savings in the company. Still, rate increases are necessary to mail in the Netherlands in the future, reliable and accessible.”

at the Beginning of this year, the price of a basispostzegel all with 4 cents. In 2012, it took them another 50 cents.

By: ANP/NU.en

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