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 — See all updates
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
Published 4 April 2013
Last updated 12 September 2013 + show all updates

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

  2. First published.

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