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Brussels investigates plans to privatise Royal Mail

01.08.11 @ 09:03

  1. By Lisbeth Kirk
  2. Lisbeth email

The European Commission has opened a state-aid investigation into UK government's plans to privatise its postal monopoly, the Royal Mail. The government is hoping to sell the publicly owned company by March next year, but would have to first get its finances in order before finding a buyer.

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