美国邮递商团体谴责美国邮政试图在最后一刻逃避对邮资临时附加费的收取做汇报大全

第一篇：美国邮递商团体谴责美国邮政试图在最后一刻逃避对邮资临时附加费的收取做汇报大全

Groups representing major mailers in the United States have denounced an “11th hour” attempt by the US Postal Service to keep quiet how much it is collecting in additional postal rates from a temporary surcharge currently under judicial review.Postal regulators agreed four months ago to allow USPS to claw back some of the financial damage caused by the 2008-09 recession through above-inflation 6% rate increases.The rate increase was not to be permanent, the Postal Regulatory Commission decided, but would take the form of a temporary surcharge capped at $2.8bn.The case is to be considered by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which could rule the entire surcharge illegal, or require it to be reduced in size.The Commission originally allowed the cash-strapped Postal Service to apply the temporary surcharge on the condition that it reported quarterly on how much it was collecting from the surcharge, and that by May 1, 2014, it would disclose plans for removing the surcharge once the full $2.8bn has been collected.Last week, just days before the first reporting deadline, the Postal Service filed a request with the Commission to stay its reporting requirements.