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Like most providers of national postal services Australia Post (AP) is obliged to provide a universal letter service which includes a standard domestic letter service at a uniform price. Despite this requirement, AP is also expected to operate on a commercial basis. Since 1989 management has been given considerable discretion but has also been required to pay all relevant taxes and to return dividend payments in accordance with its financial plan.
1 We thank Ray Culvenor for valuable assistance in the running of the costing model and the various simulations underlying the estimates in this paper. Opinions expressed in this paper are not endorsed in any way by Australia Post and should not be taken as reflecting that organization’s view(s). Questions arising should be addressed to the second author on r.maddock@latrobe.edu.au.
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Castro, M., Maddock, R. (1997). The Universal Service Obligation for Post: Some Australian Calculations. In: Crew, M.A., Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds) Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy Series, vol 25. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6321-1_13
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