Policy paper

Royal Mail: myth-busters

Answers common misconceptions about the government's plans to sell shares in Royal Mail.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 4 April 2013
• Last updated: 12 September 2013
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  1. 12 September 2013

     Updated in line with the 12 September 2013 announcement that the government intends to sell shares in Royal Mail.

  2. 4 April 2013

     First published.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Royal Mail: myth-busters

Ref: BIS/13/756

PDF, 222 KB, 6 pages

Details

Provides responses to common misconceptions about the government’s plans to sell shares in Royal Mail. It covers:

• Post Offices
• private capital
• universal postal service
• prices
• Royal Mail’s heritage