In Belarus, postal service tariffs have been increased by an average of 10% since September 1, and telecommunication services by 7.1%

September 2, Minsk /BELTA/. In Belarus, tariffs for public postal services provided to the public, legal entities and individual entrepreneurs have been increased by an average of 10% since September 1, and tariffs for telecommunication services by an average of 7.1%. This was reported to BELTA correspondent by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, commenting on the Ministry of Economy's resolution of August 18, 2010 No. 125 "On Amendments to the Resolution of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus of May 15, 2008 No. 105". This document was adopted by the Ministry of Economy after considering the proposal of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization to increase tariffs for certain public telecommunication and postal services, which have been in effect since December 2009. The need to increase tariffs for these services is due to their unprofitability. Thus, the tariff for sending a postcard has been increased by Br20 and set at Br250, the tariff for sending a simple letter weighing up to 20 g has increased by Br30 and set at Br320. The subscription fee for the public for telephone use on networks switched to a time-based payment system has been increased by Br500 and set at Br2900 per month, on networks not switched to a time-based payment system - increased by Br600 and set at Br4200 per month. The subscription fee for a radio point has been set at Br800 per month. Tariffs for the above-mentioned services provided to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs have been increased by approximately the same amounts. At the same time, the Ministry of Economy emphasized that the level of tariffs for local and long-distance telephone calls, telephone installation and telegraph services remained at the previous level. According to the press service, in accordance with the legislation, the Ministry of Economy regulates tariffs for public communication services according to the list approved by the resolution of the Council of Ministers of March 31, 2004 No. 357.