By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -The parent firm of Britain’s Royal Mail warned of a worsening cost environment following last month’s budget and said it could not rule out price hikes and higher automation as it looks to cut costs after returning to a first-half profit. International Distribution Services, which owns …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of price rises after £120m hit from Reeves’s tax raid
Royal Mail said it was on track to return to profit for the full year once the cost of redundancies is removed from its balance sheet. However, bosses warned that reform to Royal Mail’s universal service obligations, which include a requirement to deliver letters six days a week, was even …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of price rises after £120m hit from Reeves’s tax raid
Royal Mail has warned it will have to raise prices after taking a £120m hit from Rachel Reeves’s Budget tax raid. The postal company said the Chancellor’s decision to raise employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) will have a disproportionate impact on the company given it has 130,000 workers. Bosses said …
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