An Post to increase cost of posting a letter to 70c

An Post is to raise the price of posting a letter from July 1. The announcement comes following a pricing review, and will result in the standard domestic letter rate for items weighing up to 100g increasing from 68c to 70c.

The standard international letter rate up to 100g will also increase, from €1 to €1.05.

An Post said yesterday that despite the increase, its rates will remain among the lowest in the EU-15 countries including Britain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands and below the EU domestic average of 77c.