We’ll pay more for the postal services starting January 1

The citizens of Moldova will pay more for the services provided by the state enterprise “Posta Moldova” (“Mail Moldova”). The new prices were published in the last number of The Official Monitor. For the letters of up to 20 grams the tariff will constitute MDL 0.85 compared with the previous price of MDL 0.6. The letters of up to 100 grams will cost MDL 1.15 compared with MDL 0.8; the letters of up to 250 grams – MDL 1.5 compared with MDL 1.2, the letters of up to 500 grams – MDL 4.5 compared with MDL 3.1; the letters of up to 1 kg – MDL 8.2 compared with MDL 5.8; the letters of up to 2 kg – MDL 15.6 compared with MDL 11. The dispatch of simple little packages of up to 100 grams will cost MDL 1.3 compared with MDL 1; the packages of up to 2 kg will cost MDL 13 compared with MDL 9.4. The dispatch of simple postcards will cost MDL 0.7 compared with MDL 0.45. The letters presented and distributed within a urban or rural locality within the service range of a postal unity will cost MDL 0.6 (MDL 0.4 – the previous price) and up to MDL 9 (MDL 6.6) depending on the weight: from 20 grams to 2 kg. The postcards dispatched within the range of a locality will cost MDL 0.5 compared MDL 0.3. The prices for the delivery of newspapers, periodicals from Moldova, books and brochures will be increased as well. Also, depending on the weight (from 20 grams to 2 kg), the tariffs will constitute MDL 0.7 – MDL 13. Previously the prices were of MDL 0.5 and respectively MDL 9.4. The publications that will exceed 2 kg will supplementary charged with MDL 4.25 compared with MDL 3. The increase of the tariffs is operated due to the necessity of adjusting them to the real expenses of the transport service within the country and abroad, as well as the typographic expenses etc. The adjustment of the tariffs is coordinated with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce according to the provisions of the Estimation Methodology of the prices for the services provided by “Posta Moldovei”, which was approved through Governmental decision in December 2000. The methodology allows adjusting the tariffs once a year, depending on the increase of the expenses. The last time, the tariffs had been approved at the beginning of 2006 through an order of the Ministry of Informational Development on December 12, 2005. The tariffs for the postal services were increased by 15% back then.