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- Letters and newspapers must be in Swiss mailboxes no later than 12.30 pm, even in the most remote areas.
- This now requires the National Council as well as the Council of Postal States.
- Federal Councilor Doris Leuthard unsuccessfully recommended the rejection.
A timely delivery of the post office is important especially for the population, which always communicates without E-Mail & CO. For example, the Martin Candinas National Council (CVP / GR) justified its proposal for a "national postal delivery at noon". Exactly until 12:30.
This period should now be written into the law. Because the National Council also voted in the Council of States. Contrary to the recommendation of his committee, he accepted the proposal by 25 votes to 14.
From the storm of indignation that the Post and Postauto AG have encountered in recent years, there remains only a lukewarm breeze.
The State Council Beat Rieder (CVP / VS) said: "The storm of indignation that hit the Post and Postauto AG in recent years leaves only a little lukewarm." In the periphery, more post offices were closed and mailboxes were removed. Therefore, he supports the initiative.
Additional costs due to more delivery visits
Federal Councilor Doris Leuthard has argued unsuccessfully that the introduction of a fixed deadline would result in higher costs for Swiss Post. It would require more short delivery circuits with more vehicles.
In addition, the trend was the opposite: fewer and fewer letters were sent, which had an impact on the turnover of the Post Office. In Denmark, for example, mail is no longer delivered every day.
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