OREANDA-NEWS. Beginning with 1st of June Russian Post changes tariff rates for universal postal service (cards, letters, packets delivery). The Federal Tariff Service issued the corresponding decision оf April 25, 2008, reported the press-centre of Russian Post.

Delivery of ordinary postcard is to cost 5 rub. 50 cop.(4 rub. 75 cop. before), registered card 8 rub. 00 cop. (6 rub. 60 cop. before), ordinary letter weighs to 20 g 7 rub. 50 cop.(6 rub. 50 cop. before), registered letter weighs tо 20 g – 12 rub.00 cop. (9 rub. 90 cop. before), letter with insured value weighs to 20 g – 40 rub. 00 cop.( 32 rub. 90 cop. before) correspondently.

Despite of indexation tariff rates for universal postal services don’t cover net price. Tariff rates indexation helps to reduce Russian Post losses of the service partly.

Last time tariff rates were adjusted according to an index one and half year ago in 2006.