However, Garrett Bridgeman, Managing Director of An Post Commerce said: However extra costs incurred due to the Covid pandemic, and now sharp cost inflation across transport, fuel and energy, which An Post says is increasing the cost of providing national and international postal services, has led to the latest price increase. Up until May 2020, An Post hadn't increased the price of a stamp for around four years. But SMEs can avail of a €1.20 national stamp price through the An Post Advantage Card - a discount of 11% An Post stamp price The price of ten-stamp booklets will also increase from €11 to €13.00 (€1.30 per stamp), while a 100-stamp roll will work out at €1.25 per stamp. I t says the average price of a national stamp across 14 European Union countries and the UK is €1.69, while the comparable worldwide price is well over €2. However the cost of sending a standard international letter will remain at €2.20 while its recently launched digital stamp remains at €2.Īn Post claims the cost of postage here is still below the European average, especially when adjusted for income levels. The price increase comes at a time of rapid inflation, which is currently at a near record high of 8.9%.Īn Post only raised the price of a stamp by 15 cent last March. The price of a stamp for a standard letter or postcard will increase by 10 cent to €1.35, or by 8%. Bad news for all the philatelists and letter writers out there as An Post has announced yet another increase in the price of a stamp, which will come into effect from 1st February.
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