PostNL is introducing another price increase: stamps will be more expensive as of July 1 – Checkout

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PostNL will increase the rates for sending mail from July. This decision was made because fewer and fewer people are sending letters. The amount of mail that the company processed in the first months of this year is more than 12 percent lower than in the same period last year. At the same time, costs for PostNL are rising.

“These together put enormous pressure on maintaining postal services,” explains Maurice Unck, Director of Mail at PostNL. “We do not like having to confront consumers with this interim rate change. However, it is necessary because we still deliver the mail five days a week, but there is much less mail and the costs are increasing.”

As of July 1, the price of a stamp will increase by 5 cents to 1.14 euros. This follows an earlier price increase on January 1 of this year, when the price increased from 1.01 to 1.09 euros.

International postal rates will also increase, with a basic rate of 1.80 euros from July instead of 1.75 euros. In addition, the price for sending registered letters will increase by 1 euro.

PostNL has been suffering from the fact that Dutch people are sending fewer letters for some time. This is one of the reasons why the postal company argued in favor of amending the Postal Act when presenting its annual results. Instead of delivering letters five times a week, two to three times a week would better suit the needs of consumers, CEO Herna Verhagen said in February.

Verhagen said on Monday that a number of things have started since the call earlier this year. The necessary discussions have taken place. “With customers, unions, politicians, the ministry. But ultimately it is the Minister of Economic Affairs who must take the lead in this process,” said the top woman. ANP