PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 2323
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 November 2009
QUESTION PAPER NO: 29
DATE OF REPLY: 26 November 2009
Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
a) What has been the average price increase for private post boxes for the
past three years and (b) what are the reasons for these increases?
NW3035E
REPLY:
I was informed by SAPO as follows:
a) and (b): The average price increases for private post boxes for the
past three years and the reasons for these increases are as follows:
|YEAR |AVERAGE PRICE INCREASE |REASONS FOR INCREASE |
|2009 |The private post box rate |The forecasted CPI for 2009 is 7,2%. |
| |was increased by R21.00 to |The increase of 8,4% was to cater for |
| |R270.00 |SAPOâs annual increase in their cost |
| |Percentage increase of 8,4%.|for providing this service. |
|2008 |The private post box rate |The average CPI for 2008 was 11,5%. |
| |was increased by R15.00 to |The increase of 6,4% was to cater for |
| |R249.00 |SAPOâs annual increase in their cost |
| |Percentage increase of 6,4%.|of providing this service. The |
| | |increase was below CPI by 5,1%. |
|2007 |The private post box rate |The average CPI for 2007 was 7,2%. The|
| |was increased by R9.00 to |increase of 4% was to cater for SAPOâs|
| |R234.00 |annual increase in their cost of |
| |Percentage increase of 4,0%.|providing this service. The increase |
| | |was below CPI by 3,2%. |