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DBT, Post Office IT Interim Funding

  • The value of the grant award is up to £122.7 million, including a £19.7 million contingency. The purpose of the subsidy is to allow the company to continue to invest in its IT systems (it is not part of the Post Office Limited’s restructuring plan).
  • Our key takeaways are:
    • Ensure to explicitly draw conclusions when explaining that a subsidy is proportionate to policy objectives.
    • When explaining impacts/benefits, ensure to distinguish between those which are as a result from the subsidy alone, and those which are linked to wider developments happening in parallel.
    • When considering the impact on competition, ensure to analyse how market share, the number and closeness of competitors, and the type of costs being funded could impact the significance of any potential distortions that you have identified.

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