日本郵政業務有赤字

Recently the NHK News reported the following:
日本郵政グループの郵便事業会社（日本郵便）は１５日、１０年度の事業計画について総務省に変更申請を提出した。昨年１１月の中間決算で示した１１年３月期の業績予想では、営業損益で１０５０億円の赤字を見込んでいたが、赤字額が１００億円程度膨らむ模様だ。
　同社は、総務省の事業計画の認可を受けて営業しているが、宅配便事業の統合で遅配が発生したことなどから、中間決算で当初の計画に比べて赤字が大幅に拡大していた。今回さらに下方修正となったのは、昨年の中元時期に起こった遅配の再発防止のため、歳暮シーズンに人員などの体制を増強したためと見られる。
On the 15th, the mail business company of the Japan Post group (Japanese mail) submitted an application to the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications to change the business planning for the 2010 fiscal year. The amount of the deficit would swell by about 10 billion yen while a loss of 105 billion yen in operating profit and loss was expected in the performance forecast for the period to March, 2011, based on the interim account in November last year.
The deficit had increased greatly due to the delay generated by integrating the courier service businesses etc. when compared with the interim account planned initially, although this company had obtained the business planning authorization from the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications to do business. Noting further downward revision this time, it was observed that the system would be strengthen by adding the number of men etc. during the year-end gift season in order to prevent the relapse of delay that had occurred during gift-time last year.

In view of the overall tight economic situation in Japan, the postal service should be more careful in using their resources.