Federal Council does not want to reduce basic postal services - for the time being

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• The Federal Council wants to maintain the universal postal service until 2026, then adapt it to falling demand and cut costs.
• A revised Postal Act is to apply from 2030.
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The Federal Council does not want to reduce the scope and quality of the basic postal service for the time being, but does want to adapt Swiss Post to changing needs. It intends to maintain the previously presented and heavily criticized cost-cutting measures.

On Wednesday, the Federal Council decided on key parameters for a comprehensive revision of the Postal Services Act, which should apply from around 2030. The basic service will then comprise the current range of services, including the measures that are expected to be brought forward to 2026, it wrote.

From 2026, the Federal Council wants to reduce the burden on Swiss Post by up to CHF 45 million a year by cutting back on the basic service. It also wants to enshrine in the Postal Services Act how the universal service can be adapted to the ongoing decline in demand. In doing so, it wants to take local needs into account.

The Federal Council wants to create legal certainty for areas of Swiss Post's activities outside the universal service. The Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications is to prepare a consultation draft by June 2026.