Federal authorities considerably will increase grant for bpost – Muricas News

Below the brand new administration contract, the federal authorities pays bpost greater than 125 million euros yearly for the operation of the massive put up workplace community. Because of this the listed postal firm will obtain 40 p.c more cash than earlier than. That's what De Tijd and L’Echo write on Friday.

The federal authorities pays bpost this yr a most of 126.4 million euros for the efficiency of “providers of common financial curiosity”. That is obvious from the seventh administration contract that the postal firm concluded with the federal authorities. Till 2024, that (yearly listed) quantity will enhance additional to 129.5 million euros, after which it should lower barely. In whole, Bpost will obtain 634 million euros from the state over the subsequent 5 years. These are most charges: the state can reclaim cash to keep away from overcompensation.

Within the context of the “providers of common financial curiosity”, bpost has to function a dense community of put up places of work, put up factors and ATMs. The postal firm has to supply sure primary monetary providers and challenge the pensions.

The charge for the postal firm is 40 p.c greater than beneath the earlier administration contract. Between 2016 and 2020, the endowment for the postal firm fluctuated round 90 million euros per yr. The cupboard of the competent minister Petra De Sutter (Inexperienced) tells De Tijd that the rise is principally attributable to declining revenues (attributable to decrease stamp gross sales) and rising prices within the put up workplace community.