Mail raises prices – now it is even more expensive to send letters

Sending letters is becoming more expensive: As of today, September 1, the new Austrian postal prices apply. In the future, an Eco-Brief S will cost 95 cents instead of 81 cents. The faster priority letter now costs € 1.20 instead of € 1. Not only letter lovers will feel the price increases, the Salzburg authorities must also be prepared for significant additional costs.

The state of Salzburg sends about 1,000 letters a day. That’s what Christian Pirchl of the Post Office at Mozartplatz estimates. “More in the fall and before Christmas, less in the summer,” says Pirchl. The “Krone” calculates as an example: Currently, the Salzburg government pays more than 800 euros every working day for sending letters. With the new prices, that would be almost 150 euros more per day. The office would therefore have additional costs of almost 3,200 euros per month – with authorities usually receiving special conditions that are not taken into account here.

“Of course we are moving more and more processes to the Internet,” explains Pirchl. The number of letters is decreasing. Yet nothing works without a franking machine.

Eco-Lief now also with conventional stamp
By the way: In addition to the prices, there is another innovation. The Eco-Brief can now be franked with conventional stamps and placed in the letterbox. These are emptied at least once a day from Monday to Friday. Alternatives include post offices, mail partners, nationwide delivery companies, and self-service zones.