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Trump to probe US Mail finances as Amazon, eBay pay too little
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US President Donald Trump has ordered a probed into US Postal Service finances after allegations that taxpayers subsidise Amazon.com at the expense of small businesses, reports Bloomberg.
"Amazon has the money to pay the fair rate at the Post Office, which would be much more than they're paying now," Mr Trump told reporters. "Amazon is going to have to pay much more money to the Post Office, there's no doubt about that."
Mr Trump's order calls for a commission - to be led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin - to examine the Postal Service's finances, including its relationship with shippers like Amazon and the prices it charges them.
The US President has accused Amazon of draining the Postal Service of money it can't afford to lose, after it lost US$65 billion over the past decade as Americans increasingly transmit messages online.
His campaign manager Brad Parscale has vented to Mr Trump about the shipping issue for a year and has made his criticism public in recent weeks. His complaints centre on arcane international shipping agreements, which he said were forcing American taxpayers to subsidise the company while hurting small businesses.
The order, however, focuses on domestic rates and delivery. It makes no mention of international agreements - a role for the State Department.
Mr Parscale told Mr Trump about purported benefits Amazon and eBay. receive in the form of subsidised rates on shipments from China and elsewhere, the source said. He said the benefits stem from the 144-year-old, 192-nation Universal Postal Union, now a part of the United Nations, which sets rates for international shipping, including discounts for developing countries.
The US Postal Service has said it benefits financially from its relationship with Amazon, which is one of its largest customers. The task force will be required to submit a report to the president within 120 days with recommendations for 'administrative and legislative reforms", according to the order.
"Amazon has the money to pay the fair rate at the Post Office, which would be much more than they're paying now," Mr Trump told reporters. "Amazon is going to have to pay much more money to the Post Office, there's no doubt about that."
Mr Trump's order calls for a commission - to be led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin - to examine the Postal Service's finances, including its relationship with shippers like Amazon and the prices it charges them.
The US President has accused Amazon of draining the Postal Service of money it can't afford to lose, after it lost US$65 billion over the past decade as Americans increasingly transmit messages online.
His campaign manager Brad Parscale has vented to Mr Trump about the shipping issue for a year and has made his criticism public in recent weeks. His complaints centre on arcane international shipping agreements, which he said were forcing American taxpayers to subsidise the company while hurting small businesses.
The order, however, focuses on domestic rates and delivery. It makes no mention of international agreements - a role for the State Department.
Mr Parscale told Mr Trump about purported benefits Amazon and eBay. receive in the form of subsidised rates on shipments from China and elsewhere, the source said. He said the benefits stem from the 144-year-old, 192-nation Universal Postal Union, now a part of the United Nations, which sets rates for international shipping, including discounts for developing countries.
The US Postal Service has said it benefits financially from its relationship with Amazon, which is one of its largest customers. The task force will be required to submit a report to the president within 120 days with recommendations for 'administrative and legislative reforms", according to the order.