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华盛顿，4月9日（路透社）——美国邮政服务局周四表示，为在严重的财政危机中节省现金，将暂停向一项联邦养老金计划缴纳雇主缴款。
美国邮政局告知白宫人事管理办公室，从周五起，将停止每两周为联邦雇员退休制度的固定福利部分缴纳2亿美元的雇主缴款。该局周四警告称，如果不进行改革，其现金储备最快可能在2027年2月耗尽。
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美国邮政局估计，此举到9月30日将节省25亿美元资金，并表示如果暂时暂停缴款，不会对当前或未来的退休人员立即产生不利影响。
自2007年以来，美国邮政局已累计净亏损1180亿美元，其最盈利的产品——一类邮件的投递量已降至20世纪60年代末以来的最低水平。该局今年2月公布季度亏损12.5亿美元。
美国邮政局表示：“邮政运营流动性不足对邮政服务和美国公众构成的风险，远高于延迟缴纳当前到期款项给养老基金带来的任何长期风险。”
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本周早些时候，美国邮政局获得邮政监管委员会批准，将于4月26日起临时上调优先邮件和包裹递送服务价格8%，以应对不断上涨的运输和燃油成本。该局计划该附加费将实施至2027年1月17日。
美国邮政总局局长戴维·施泰纳上月对国会表示，将一类邮件邮票价格从当前的78美分上调至95美分或1美元及以上，将带来额外收入并有助于削减亏损。
自2019年初邮票价格为50美分以来，目前的邮票价格已上涨46%，但施泰纳表示，这一价格仍远低于其他国家。
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Cash-strapped US Postal Service suspends contributions to pension plan
2026-04-09 13:09:21 UTC / Reuters
By David Shepardson
April 9, 2026 1:09 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it will temporarily suspend employer payments for a federal pension program to conserve cash amid a severe financial crisis.
USPS told the White House Office of Personnel Management that effective Friday it will stop making $200 million payments every other week for its employer contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System. USPS warned Thursday that without reforms it could run out of cash as soon as February.
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USPS estimated it will save $2.5 billion with the action through September 30 and said there would not be any immediate detrimental impact on current or future retirees if the payments are temporarily withheld.
The service has reported net losses of $118 billion since 2007 as first-class mail, its most profitable product, has fallen to its lowest volume since the late 1960s. USPS in February reported a quarterly loss of $1.25 billion.
“The risk to the Postal Service and the American public from insufficient liquidity for postal operations dramatically outweighs any longer-term risk to the pension funds from not making the currently due payments,” USPS said.
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Earlier this week, USPS won approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission for a temporary 8% price hike for priority mail and package deliveries, effective April 26, to deal with rising transportation and fuel costs. USPS plans for the surcharge to be in effect through January 17.
U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner told Congress last month that hiking first-class mail stamp prices to 95 cents or $1 or more, up from the current 78 cents, would provide added revenue and help it cut losses.
Stamp prices are up 46% since early 2019, when they were 50 cents, but Steiner said they are still far lower than in other countries.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
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