Czech billionaire buys British post office | News in brief

The British government has approved a deal in which the country’s postal service Royal Mail is sold to a Czech billionaire To Daniel Kretinskysays for example the BBC.

The purchase price is 3.6 billion pounds, or about 4.3 billion euros.

The agreement includes that the British government will retain a significant share of the company’s shares, which gives the government decision-making power.

Kretinsky promises to maintain the principle that postal fees will remain the same everywhere in the country and that delivery times will not be shortened. In addition, ten percent of the dividend that Kretinsky may receive will be given to the workers.

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