Italian postal services group Poste Italiane closed the first half of 2002 with losses of Euro 62m compared with losses of Euro 44m in the same period last year. But with regard to delivery quality, Italys communications minister, Maurizo Gasparri, said the post had exceeded predicted targets for the half year.
Read MoreSpreadsheet of prices for Fedex & TNT for deliveries between:
Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, UK, Ireland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Spain & Portugal.
A report in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on “Controls on the quality of the postal service” states “In the first 6 months of the year the company has respected the service rates predicted.” Between January 1 and June 30 2002 the results for normal and priority mail were above those requested within the quality criteria within the contract for schedules.
Read MoreVarious documents relating to European postal market shares
Read MoreThe government blocked announced price hikes for public utilities Friday in an attempt to calm consumer outrage over inflation. A decree passed during a Cabinet meeting freezes the tariffs of electricity, gas and postal services until Nov. 30, said European Affairs Minister Rocco Buttiglione. Preliminary figures released this week by the Italian national statistics bureau Istat showed consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in August, or 2.3 percent since the same period last year. Consumer groups have complained that true inflation rates are far higher. They say the basket of goods and services the government uses to monitor prices is outdated, leading to flawed figures. Premier Silvio Berlusconi has blamed price increases on the introduction of the euro. Many consumers accused retailers of rounding up prices when the new currency was introduced in January.
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