2.4 Maximum price change of standard mail up to 20g, in the occasional segment

Published on 23.02.2015

Under article 9 of the pricing criteria, the average annual price change of non-priority/standard mail up to 20g, in the national service, paid with stamps and postage stamps at postal establishments, must not exceed 7.5%, in nominal terms.

CTT propose, for 2015, for the price of stamps and postage stamps for national standard mail up to 20g, in the occasional segment, a one-off change, on 01.03.2015, by 7.1% (increasing from €0.42 to €0.45), which means an average annual price change by 7.3% (Table 3) for this service, which is thus in compliance with the rule laid down.

**Table 3 - Price proposal for national standard mail up to 20g in the occasional segment**
National Standard Mail up to 20g (stamps and postage stamps)	*Average price 2014 (1)*	*Average price 2015 (1)*	*Average annual change*
	€ 0.4147	€ 0.4450	7.3%
	*Current price*	*Price in 01.03.2015*	*One-off change*
	€ 0.4200	€ 0.4500	7.1%

(1) Average price weighted by the number of working days during which the various prices were/will be in force.
Source: CTT and ICP-ANACOM.

Notwithstanding the price increase proposed by CTT, it is estimated that the margin for this service, which has been negative (by ((BCI) (ECI) % according to results of CTT’s cost accounting system in 2013 and by (BCI) (ECI) % according to results of CTT’s cost accounting system in the first half of 2014), remains negative in 2015.