Outsourcing to post offices could save €80m

The Government could achieve savings of close to €80m by outsourcing their payments and transactions to the post office network, the consultancy firm Grant Thornton has claimed.

If motor tax was payable at post offices it could generate savings of €60.6m according to the Grant Thornton review conducted for the Irish Postmaster’s Union.

Not only could outsourcing more services to the network save the Government money, it could also help preserve many local post offices that are threatened with closure.