Royal Mail to increase price of stamps again next month
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRoyal Mail has announced it is increasing the price of stamps again next month. First-class stamps will cost 10p more, at £1.
35. Second-class stamps will also be 10p more, at 85p. The new prices will come into force on April 2. Last year, a first-class stamp cost just 95p, before it went up to £1.
10 in April 2023, and then rose another 15p in October. Read more: Royal Mail announces 'important' update for people who send and return parcels Read more: 100,000 people call for ex-Post Office boss to be stripped of CBE following ITV drama The rise comes after Royal Mail warned of the impact of higher costs and lower demand for letters.
Last year, industry regulator Ofcom said increases to the price of second-class stamps would be capped at the rate of inflation until 2029 in an effort to keep the sending of letters affordable.
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