P253 CEEFAX 253 Tue 12 Jun 21:19/05 1/3 ! "£ POST OFFICE INCREASES? The Post Office has announced proposals to increase postal charges from September 3. This will mean that the price of a second class stamp will go up by \p to 13p and a first class stamp will rise by 1p to 17p. Thjsj proposals have been put to the Post Office Skits' National Council for consideration. MoreP253 CEEFAX 253 Tue 12 Jun 21:13/34 2/3 jj5/l4 ! "£ POST OFFICE INCREASES? A proposal to increase the cost of postal charges will mean an average rise of 4.7%. The Chairman of the Post Office, Mr Ron Hearing, said: "We recognise the need to maintain our competitiveness and the proposed price increase is designed to do that, while enabling the corporation to continue to invest for the long term effectiveness of Post Office sjtvices." MoreP253 CEEFAX 253 Tue 12 Jun 21:14/03 3/3 ! "£ POST OFFICE INCREASES? The increases in postal charges proposed by the Post Office are to take effect from September 3. For surface and European letters, it is proposed to incteasj the first rate step from 20\p to 22p. There are no plans to increase the cost of ajtogrammes and airmail postcards. More