Belgian postal service announces postage increases
The Belgian postal service (La Poste) has announced that it is being forced to increase postage prices from January 1, 2009
It said that: “Due to strong inflation and an increase in the prices of energy, certain postal services will see their prices increasing from January 2009.”
The price of a postage stamp, for a standard post in Belgium, will rise from EUR 0,54 to EUR 0,59 . It said the price (EUR 0,59 ) is still below average prices currently in force in Western Europe for items under 50 gr.
Other products will also see changes to pricing know an adaptation of their tariffs. La Poste said that more than 70 pct of the costs for the Post office were in wages, but rather than consider wage cuts, the price of stamps would have to rise to reflect the increase in costs associated with fuelling more than 6.000 vehicles and some 5.000 motor cycles. La Poste said it was feeling the impact of the big rise in the prices of the fuel: in one year, its fuel costs increased by 24 pct.
The Belgian postal service (La Poste) has announced that it is being forced to increase postage prices from January 1, 2009
It said that: “Due to strong inflation and an increase in the prices of energy, certain postal services will see their prices increasing from January 2009.”
The price of a postage stamp, for a standard post in Belgium, will rise from EUR 0,54 to EUR 0,59 . It said the price (EUR 0,59 ) is still below average prices currently in force in Western Europe for items under 50 gr.
Other products will also see changes to pricing know an adaptation of their tariffs. La Poste said that more than 70 pct of the costs for the Post office were in wages, but rather than consider wage cuts, the price of stamps would have to rise to reflect the increase in costs associated with fuelling more than 6.000 vehicles and some 5.000 motor cycles. La Poste said it was feeling the impact of the big rise in the prices of the fuel: in one year, its fuel costs increased by 24 pct.
