The us postal service has nothing to do with Mr Trump raising rates for businesses such as amazon
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2018-10-18 16:34
The u.s.postal Service announced a 9 to 12 percent increase in fees for package delivery services like > amazon, CNBC reported. The move comes just months after President Donald Trump criticized the company for giving amazon too many incentives.
In addition to amazon, United Parcel Service and FedEx are using the package delivery Service, which is the last and most expensive step in the process of delivering packages to customers' doorsteps. The U.S. postal service plans to charge 9.3 percent more for packages that weigh more than one pound, and 12.3 percent more for lighter packages.
Trump had issued an executive order in April calling for the creation of a task force to investigate the us postal service, claiming it was on the "" financial path of unsustainable development" ". Trump also tweeted that the U.S. postal service is amazon's "" Courier" "and has failed to make money from amazon's business.
At the time, trump said: I expressed concerns about amazon long before the election. Unlike other companies, which pay little or no taxes to state and local governments, treating our postal system as their delivery man has caused massive damage to the United States and bankrupted thousands of retailers!"
A post office spokesman said the proposed changes were not a response to trump's criticism. "" the price increase reflects the best judgment of postal executives, who are seeking to set new rates to keep the U.S. postal service competitive while also providing much-needed revenue to the agency," "he said.
The us postal service also proposed a 3.9 per cent increase in priority mail, a 5.9 per cent increase in priority mail and a 10 per cent increase in first class mail. The changes, if approved by regulators, will take effect on January 27, 2019.
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