Belgian Post to raise prices Feb 2006
Belgian postal service company De Post/La Poste will increase some of its prices from February 1, 2006, Belgian junior minister for public enterprise Bruno Tuybens told the Senate on December 7, 2005.
The price of priority-mail stamps will increase to 0.52 euro (USD0.61) from 0.5 euro (USD0.6), while other mail stamps will cost 0.46 euro (USD0.54), up from 0.44 euro (USD0.52).
The proceeds from the price increase will be invested in the improvement of postal services.
According to Tuybens, the increase in the prices will be lower than the rise of the consumption index. He added that the period for parcel delivery would be reduced to two days from four now.
The prices of international postal services will not be raised, Tuybens added.
