Courier service Confederation should waive postal dividend, says price watchdog
In a discussion paper on the revision of the Postal Act, price watchdog Stefan Meierhans has spoken out in favor of the Confederation waiving a postal dividend. This would help to avoid or mitigate price increases or service cuts.
11.11.2025, 13:04
11.11.2025, 13:05
SDA
As the owner, the Confederation should fulfill its responsibility for a reliable and future-oriented basic service instead of relying on financial distributions, the price watchdog wrote in the paper, which was also made available to Keystone-SDA on Tuesday. Blick.ch first reported on this.
With the legal requirements for the universal service, the Confederation is imposing considerable costs on Swiss Post, which ultimately have to be borne by customers. It was therefore "only logical" for the Confederation to forego a dividend in return.
In addition, Swiss Post already makes a voluntary contribution to the federal budget by also paying VAT. The levy places an additional burden on customers and would not be possible under competitive conditions, according to the price watchdog.
