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MOSCOW, December 1Russian Post, along with effective management, also needs government support; the post office performs an important social function, said Andrei Kutepov, head of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy.
The preliminary loss of Russian Post in 2022 amounted to 24.5 billion rubles, writes the Vedomosti newspaper, citing the results of an audit of the Federal Treasury. Based on the results of the audit, “internal reasons for the group’s unprofitability, which were the result of management decisions,” were identified, the report says. State Secretary — Deputy Head of the Ministry of Digital Development Alena Rudenko said at a meeting in the State Duma that Russian Post will receive 4.2 billion rubles to support work in rural areas, this is provided for within the federal budget for 2024.
«»As soon as Mikhail Yuryevich (Volkov) was appointed to the post of General Director of Russian Post, we began to work together on options for ensuring the stability of the postal service. This is, first of all, an enterprise with social functions (issuing pensions, benefits, etc.) , including in rural areas, which no one will replace,” Kutepov noted.
In addition, “the post office has obligations to ensure the security of investments, parcels, parcels, again in contrast to marketplaces,” the legislator emphasized.
According to Kutepov, “in these conditions, it is obvious that the post office needs, along with effective management, government support.”