Services of General Economic Interest: How to Compensate and Induce more Efficiency* Even traditional monopolists, like postal operators, have to comply with the rules on compensation for the extra costs of public service obligations. SGEI providers can be compensated in a way that induces them to become more efficient. Introduction This article examines case Commission decision SA.38788 concerning compensation for the UK Post Office Ltd [POL] in the period 2015-18. It is worth recalling that the compensation provided to the Post Office in the period 2012-15 [about €1,390 million] was the first case that was assessed on the basis of the 2012 SGEI package [approved by Commission decision SA.33054]. In its 2012 decision, the Commission also endorsed a working capital facility of up to
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The EU Commission rules that SGEI providers can be compensated in a way that induces them to become more efficient (UK Post Office)
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