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Deutsche Post Plans Higher Prices for Letters, Parcels Next Year 2013-11-15 08:35:04.523 GMT
By Richard Weiss Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Post proposes to raise some prices citing higher personnel, transportation costs. * Standard letter stamp to cost EU0.60 from Jan. 1 vs EU0.58 * NOTE: co. in Jan. raised stamp price to EU0.58 vs EU0.55 * Proposes to raise prices for various registered letter services, parcels weighing >2kg, international services * Filed proposal with Germany’s Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways * Govt agency has 14 days to respond to proposal * NOTE: Federal Network Agency changed rules to allow Deutsche Post to increase prices in line with CPI
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