The State Duma has adopted a law on the 'health improvement' of… (почта · россия · почтовый)
The State Duma has adopted a law on the 'health improvement' of 'Russian Post'. The State Duma has also passed legislation supporting 'Russian Post'.
Consensus
- The State Duma passed a law supporting and modernizing Russia Post in its second and third readings.
- The law includes the creation of an electronic postal system based on the 'Gosuslugi' portal for receiving legally significant messages from government agencies, the Central Bank, and state-owned companies.
- Russia Post will be allowed to outsource some technological operations to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, excluding delivery and pickup of pensions and benefits.
- The law enables electronic delivery of utility payment notices to users registered on 'Gosuslugi', which will be considered valid notification, eliminating the need for paper documents.
- Russia Post will have new financial sources through additional services such as accepting physical submissions with a fee and placing advertisements on payment documents.
Points of divergence
- The law includes the abolition of bank commissions for receiving utility payments, which is not mentioned in Komersant's report. — vedomosti
- Russia Post will charge users a monthly fee for using electronic mailboxes, except for legally significant correspondence, and will also charge for sending messages; this detail is absent from Vedomosti's report. — kommersant
- The Ministry of Digital Development stated that Russia Post’s losses are increasing due to a 2-fold drop in cross-border parcels since 2022, which is not mentioned in Komersant's report. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- State Duma adopts law on 'health improvement' of Russia Post — Ведомости
- State Duma adopted a law supporting 'Russian Post' — Коммерсантъ