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According to the United Kingdom, the size and volatility of the RMPP is out of all proportion to RMG’s current business and has proved to be a severe handicap to RMG’s ability to compete on its own merits in the liberalised United Kingdom postal market.
Po mnenju Združenega kraljestva sta obseg in nestanovitnost pokojninske sheme RMPP povsem nesorazmerna s tekočim poslovanjem skupine RMG, kar resno ovira zmožnost samostojnega konkuriranja RMG na liberaliziranem poštnem trgu Združenega kraljestva.
The United Kingdom believes that by taking certain liabilities over from the RMPP and thereby contributing to the restoration of RMG’s viability, RMG will, as the sole universal service provider in the United Kingdom, have the ability to adapt to the liberalised industry environment through modernisation.
Združeno kraljestvo je prepričano, da se bo s prevzemom nekaterih obveznosti od sheme RMPP, s čimer prispeva k ponovni vzpostavitvi uspešnega poslovanja RMG, skupina RMG kot edini ponudnik univerzalne storitve v Združenem kraljestvu skozi posodobitev lahko prilagodila okolju liberalizirane industrije.
The pension relief, as a consequence, will remove one of the principal obstacles to attracting private sector capital to RMG.
Kot rezultat tega bo odprava pokojninskega primanjkljaja odstranila eno glavnih ovir za pritegnitev kapitala iz zasebnega sektorja v RMG.
Besides the RMPP, RMG currently sponsors 3 other pension plans: the Royal Mail Senior Executives Pension Plan (‘RMSEPP’), the Royal Mail Retirement Savings Plan (‘RMRSP’) and the Royal Mail Defined Contribution Pension Plan (‘RMDCPP’).
Skupina RMG poleg pokojninske sheme RMPP trenutno financira še tri druge pokojninske sheme: Royal Mail Senior Executives Pension Plan (v nadaljnjem besedilu: RMSEPP), Royal Mail Retirement Savings Plan (v nadaljnjem besedilu: RMRSP) in Royal Mail Defined Contribution Pension Plan (v nadaljnjem besedilu: RMDCPP).
The notified measure concerns only the RMPP and will not affect members of the RMSEPP, the RMRSP or the RMDCPP.
Priglašeni ukrep se nanaša samo na shemo RMPP in ne bo vplival na člane sheme RMSEPP, RMRSP ali RMDCPP.
The RMPP
Pokojninska shema RMPP
The RMPP is an occupational pension scheme for RMG’s employees, including those employees seconded to and working wholly for POL [8].
RMPP je poklicna pokojninska shema za zaposlene pri RMG, vključno s tistimi zaposlenimi, ki so premeščeni in v celoti delajo za družbo POL.
It is a private sector scheme in the sense that it operates under normal UK pensions law as applied to private sector companies.
To je zasebna shema v smislu, da deluje v okviru običajne pokojninske zakonodaje Združenega kraljestva, kakor se uporablja za podjetja v zasebnem sektorju.
As at 31 March 2011, the RMPP had approximately 436000 members, of which approximately 130000 were current employees accruing benefits in the scheme (active members), approximately 118000 were former employees who had left service before retirement age and not yet drawn pension benefits (deferred members) and approximately 188000 were pensioners.
V shemo RMPP je bilo na dan 31. marca 2011 vključenih približno 436000 članov, od tega približno 130000 sedanjih zaposlenih, ki so prispevali dajatve v sistem (aktivni člani), približno 118000 je bilo nekdanjih zaposlenih, ki so prenehali službovanje pred upokojitveno starostjo in še niso začeli črpati pokojninskih ugodnosti (nekdanji člani), približno 188000 pa je bilo upokojencev.
The RMPP is governed by the Third Principal Trust Deed and Rules dated 21 December 2009, as subsequently amended (the ‘Trust Deed’).
Shemo RMPP urejajo tretja glavna skrbniška pogodba in pravila z dne 21. decembra 2009, kakor so bila naknadno spremenjena (v nadaljnjem besedilu: skrbniška pogodba).
The principal employer in relation to the scheme is RMG and the trustee is a company, Royal Mail Pensions Trustees Limited (‘the Trustee’).
Glavni delodajalec v odnosu do sheme je RMG, skrbnik pa je družba Royal Mail Pensions Trustees Limited (v nadaljnjem besedilu: skrbnik).
The RMPP is a defined benefit scheme, that is, benefits are determined by reference to a pension of a target amount at normal retirement age, related to the amount of the member’s annual pay and length of service with the employer.
RMPP je shema z določenimi pravicami, kar pomeni, da je osnova za pokojnine ciljni znesek ob običajni upokojitveni starosti glede na višino letnega osebnega dohodka člana in dolžino delovne dobe pri delodajalcu.
This is in contrast to defined contribution schemes under which only the level of the contributions required from the employer/employee is specified.
To je v nasprotju s shemami z določenim prispevkom, v okviru katerih se določi samo stopnja prispevkov, ki jih mora plačati delodajalec/zaposleni.
The contributions are invested and when a member retires, the value of the accumulated fund is used to provide the member with an income for life.
Ti prispevki se investirajo in ko se član upokoji, se vrednost akumuliranih sredstev uporabi za zagotavljanje doživljenjskega dohodka članu.
There are two main types of defined benefit scheme, known as final salary and career average.
Obstajata dve osnovni vrsti sheme z določenimi pravicami, pri čemer ena temelji na končnem osebnem dohodku, druga pa na povprečnem.
A final salary scheme provides a pension based on a stated fraction or percentage of the employee’s final pensionable salary for each year of pensionable service.
Shema, ki temelji na končnem osebnem dohodku, zagotavlja pokojnino na podlagi zadevnega deleža ali odstotka končnega osebnega dohodka zaposlenega, ki se lahko upošteva kot osnova za pokojnino, za vsako leto pokojninske dobe.
In contrast, a career average scheme provides a pension based on a stated percentage of the employee’s average pay over the whole period of pensionable service (usually adjusted in some way to take account of inflation) for each year of pensionable service.
V nasprotju s tem pa shema, ki temelji na povprečnem osebnem dohodku, zagotavlja pokojnino na podlagi zadevnega odstotka povprečne plače zaposlenega v celotnem obdobju pokojninske dobe (običajno nekoliko prilagojenega glede na inflacijo) za vsako leto pokojninske dobe.
Until April 2008, benefits accrued by members of the RMPP were calculated on the basis of a final salary method.
Do aprila 2008 so se ugodnosti, ki so jih pridobili člani sheme RMPP, izračunavale po metodi končnega osebnega dohodka.
However, in April 2008 RMG implemented pension reforms by amendment of the RMPP rules which included changes to benefits accrued in respect of service from 1 April 2008, such that they are now calculated on the basis of a career average salary method rather than a final salary method (although benefits accrued in respect of service prior to that date will continue to be linked to a member’s salary at the date of leaving service).
Aprila 2008 pa je skupina RMG izvedla pokojninske reforme in spremenila pravila sheme RMPP, kar je vključevalo spremembe ugodnosti, pridobljenih v zvezi z delovno dobo od 1. aprila 2008 naprej, tako da se zdaj te ugodnosti izračunavajo po metodi povprečnega in ne po metodi končnega osebnega dohodka (čeprav se bodo ugodnosti, pridobljene iz delovne dobe pred tem datumom, še naprej povezovale z osebnim dohodkom člana na dan prenehanja službovanja).
Previous measures to fund the pension deficit of the RMPP
Prejšnji ukrepi za financiranje pokojninskega primanjkljaja RMPP
The United Kingdom points out that RMG’s ability to amend the RMPP over time has been materially constrained.
Združeno kraljestvo poudarja, da je zmožnost skupine RMG za postopno spremembo sheme RMPP močno omejena.
These constraints derive from general UK pensions law and from specific features of the RMPP scheme.
Te omejitve izhajajo iz splošne pokojninske zakonodaje Združenega kraljestva in iz posebnih značilnosti sheme RMPP.
Under UK law RMG has no power of veto over its contribution rate to the RMPP.
Po zakonodaji Združenega kraljestva skupina RMG nima pravice veta na svojo prispevno stopnjo v RMPP.
The contribution rate is normally agreed between the sponsoring employer and the trustee of a pension scheme, but against a background where a failure to reach agreement within 15 months of the effective date of a valuation will lead to contributions being determined by the UK Pensions Regulator, which was established on 6 April 2005 by the Pensions Act 2004 and which enforces compliance with pensions legislation.
O prispevni stopnji se običajno dogovorita delodajalec, ki zagotavlja financiranje, in skrbnik pokojninske sheme, če pa takega dogovora ni mogoče doseči v 15 mesecih od začetka veljavnosti vrednotenja, prispevke določi pokojninski regulator Združenega kraljestva, ki je bil ustanovljen 6. aprila 2005 na podlagi pokojninskega zakona iz leta 2004 in uveljavlja skladnost s pokojninsko zakonodajo.
The Pensions Regulator has made clear, among other things, that it expects schemes to have a certain level of solvency and that it expects trustees to seek recovery of any deficit as against that technical provisions funding target from the sponsoring employer ‘as quickly as the employer can reasonably afford’.
Pokojninski regulator je med drugim pojasnil, da od shem pričakuje določeno stopnjo solventnosti, od skrbnikov pa, da poskušajo izravnati morebiten primanjkljaj ob uporabi tehničnih rezervacij s ciljem financiranja delodajalca, „kakor hitro si to delodajalec lahko razumno privošči“.
In that context, RMG agreed a memorandum of understanding with the Trustee in June 2006 to fund the RMPP deficit over 17 years, in addition to the annual payments RMG makes to the RMPP to fund the cost of the accrued benefits.
V ta namen je skupina RMG junija 2006 s skrbnikom sklenila memorandum o soglasju za financiranje primanjkljaja RMPP za 17 let, poleg letnih vplačil, ki jih RMG prispeva v RMPP za financiranje stroškov pridobljenih ugodnosti.
Conditions included the establishment of the escrow accounts totalling GBP 1 billion secured in favour of the RMPP that were the subject of Commission Decision 2009/613/EC [9].
Pogoji so vključevali vzpostavitev depozitnih računov v skupni višini 1 milijarde GBP, zavarovanih v korist sheme RMPP, ki so bili predmet Odločbe Komisije 2009/613/ES [9].
On 30 June 2010, RMG agreed on a further recovery plan with the Trustee aiming to fund the RMPP deficit by March 2047, by paying the following annual contributions:
Skupina RMG se je 30. junija 2010 s skrbnikom dogovorila o nadaljnjem sanacijskem načrtu za financiranje primanjkljaja RMPP do marca 2047 z vplačilom naslednjih letnih prispevkov:
from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2047: annual deficit payments of GBP 282 million per annum increasing in line with retail prices inflation;
od 1. aprila 2009 do 31. marca 2047: poplačila letnega primanjkljaja v višini 282 milijonov GBP na leto, ki se povečujejo v skladu z inflacijo maloprodajnih cen;
from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2023: additional contributions of 4,0 % of members’ contributions.
od 1. aprila 2013 do 31. marca 2023: dodatni prispevki v višini 4,0 % prispevkov članov.
POL contributes a 7 % share of the deficit payments.
Družba POL prispeva 7 % k poplačilu primanjkljaja.
The share is calculated on the basis of the number of employees seconded to POL in relation to RMG’s total number of employees.
Delež se izračuna na podlagi razmerja med številom zaposlenih, ki so bili premeščeni v družbo POL, in skupnim številom zaposlenih v skupini RMG.
POL’s annual contribution to the pension deficit in the 2010-11 financial year was GBP 21 million.
Letni prispevek POL k pokojninskemu primanjkljaju je v finančnem letu 2010–2011 znašal 21 milijonov GBP.
Relief of pension deficit
Odprava pokojninskega primanjkljaja
The United Kingdom authorities propose to set up a new statutory pension scheme which will be a liability of the UK Government and will have no legal connection to RMG or the RMPP.
Organi Združenega kraljestva predlagajo vzpostavitev nove zakonske pokojninske sheme, za katero bo odgovorna vlada Združenega kraljestva in ki ne bo imela pravne povezave z RMG ali RMPP.
Certain part of accrued liabilities and assets held by RMPP will be transferred to the new scheme.
Določen del obveznosti in sredstev, ki jih ima shema RMPP, se bo prenesel na novo shemo.
It is intended that pension benefits accrued up to 31 March 2012 will be transferred to the scheme.
Predvidoma naj bi se pokojninske ugodnosti, pridobljene do 31. marca 2012, prenesle v to shemo.
The persons to whom this proposal applies include current pensioners, deferred members and active members of the RMPP.
Osebe, za katere velja ta predlog, so sedanji upokojenci, nekdanji člani in aktivni člani RMPP.
In broad terms, it is estimated that the new pension scheme will be taking over GBP 32200 million of liabilities and associated assets of GBP 27700 million (based on the 31 March 2011 actuarial valuation figures) and hence a deficit of GBP 4500 million.
V grobem se ocenjuje, da bo nova pokojninska shema prevzela obveznosti v višini 32200 milijonov GBP in povezana sredstva v višini 27700 milijonov GBP (na podlagi podatkov zavarovalno-tehnične presoje z dne 31. marca 2011) in s tem primanjkljaj v višini 4500 milijonov GBP.
After the pension relief on 1 April 2012, RMG will continue paying only the normal pension contributions for all members of the RMPP, who still work for RMG, and consequently only remain liable for new pension rights acquired after March 2012 (hereafter referred to as on-going RMPP scheme).
Po prejemu pomoči za odpravo pokojninskega primanjkljaja 1. aprila 2012 bo skupina RMG še naprej plačevala zgolj običajne pokojninske prispevke za vse člane sheme RMPP, ki so še vedno zaposleni pri RMG, in bo posledično odgovorna samo za nove pokojninske pravice, pridobljene po marcu 2012 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: tekoča shema RMPP).
The on-going RMPP scheme will immediately after the pension relief consist of approximately GBP 2100 million [10] of liabilities and a matching amount of assets remaining with RMG.
Tekoča shema RMPP bo takoj po odpravi pokojninskega primanjkljaja sestavljena iz približno 2100 milijonov GBP [10] obveznosti in pripadajočega zneska sredstev, ki ostanejo v RMG.
RMG will continue to bear all future service costs, including liability for any current obligations under the RMPP to maintain a continuing final salary link together with certain enhancements (for example on early retirement) in respect of the historic pension benefits.
Skupina RMG bo še naprej krila vse prihodnje stroške iz delovnega razmerja, vključno z odgovornostjo za kakršne koli tekoče obveznosti v okviru sheme RMPP, da se ohrani stalna povezava s končnim osebnim dohodkom z nekaterimi izboljšavami (na primer pri predčasni upokojitvi) glede preteklih pokojninskih ugodnosti.
This means that after the pension relief, RMG will continue to bear the risk that the historic liabilities for deferred members may increase by reason of any salary increases, which exceed price inflation, as the pension benefits have to be linked to the current final salary level.
To pomeni, da bo po odpravi pokojninskega primanjkljaja skupina RMG še naprej nosila tveganje, da se pretekle obveznosti za nekdanje člane lahko povečajo zaradi morebitnega zvišanja plač, ki presegajo inflacijo cen, saj morajo biti pokojninske ugodnosti povezane s trenutno stopnjo končnega osebnega dohodka.
RMG would also retain responsibility for the existing RMSEPP which shows liabilities of GBP 300 million and a deficit of approximately GBP 30 million (as valued at 31 March 2011).
Skupina RMG bi bila še naprej odgovorna tudi za obstoječo shemo RMSEPP, ki izkazuje obveznosti v višini 300 milijonov GBP in primanjkljaj v višini približno 30 milijonov GBP (vrednotenje na dan 31. marca 2011).
The Restructuring of RMG
Prestrukturiranje skupine RMG
To address its financial difficulties, in June 2011 RMG drew up a restructuring plan covering the period 2008-2016.
Skupina RMG je v juniju 2011 za reševanje svojih finančnih težav izdelala načrt prestrukturiranja, ki zajema obdobje 2008–2016.
RMG’s plans, which are focused primarily on reduction of costs and revenue diversification, build on the significant restructuring measures that RMG has taken since 2002 (including implementing significant changes to the RMPP) to modernise its business and drive costs down.
Načrti skupine RMG, ki se osredotočajo predvsem na zmanjšanje stroškov in diverzifikacijo prihodkov, temeljijo na pomembnih ukrepih za prestrukturiranje, ki jih je RMG sprejela od leta 2002 (vključno z izvedbo večjih sprememb za RMPP) z namenom posodobitve svojega poslovanja in znižanja stroškov.
RMG’s plan of June 2011 for restoring the company to viability is split into five key areas:
Načrt RMG iz junija 2011 za ponovno vzpostavitev uspešnega poslovanja družbe je razdeljen na pet glavnih področij:
operational modernisation, covering changes in all areas of RMG’s activities and results in significant cost savings for the business;
operativna posodobitev, ki zajema spremembe na vseh področjih dejavnosti RMG in vodi k znatnim prihrankom pri stroških poslovanja;
corporate and back-office restructuring measures;
ukrepi za prestrukturiranje družbe in zaledne službe;
commercial transformation;
trgovinsko preoblikovanje;
investment in a new IT Platform;
naložbe v novo IT-platformo;
cash generation initiatives.
pobude za ustvarjanje denarnih sredstev.
The restructuring plan aims to restore long-term viability of RMG.
Namen načrta prestrukturiranja je ponovna vzpostavitev dolgoročnega uspešnega poslovanja RMG.
According to the United Kingdom, the ability to take structurally high levels of fixed cost out, enhance the overall regulatory environment and diversify revenues to replace lost revenues from declining mails volumes will promote a viable RMG capable of attracting private sector investment to ensure its long term future.
Po navedbah Združenega kraljestva bo zmožnost odprave strukturno visokih stopenj stalnih stroškov, okrepitve celotnega regulativnega okolja in diverzifikacije prihodkov za pokritje izgubljenih prihodkov zaradi manjšega obsega pošte spodbudila poslovno uspešnost skupine RMG, ki bo lahko privabila naložbe iz zasebnega sektorja in si tako zagotovila dolgoročno prihodnost.
Debt reduction measures
Ukrepi za zmanjšanje dolga
The United Kingdom claims that the restoration of RMG’s long term viability is a central policy objective in order to achieve universal availability and effective discharge of the USO.
Združeno kraljestvo trdi, da je ponovna vzpostavitev dolgoročno uspešnega poslovanja skupine RMG osrednji cilj politike za dosego splošne razpoložljivosti in učinkovitega zagotavljanja obveznosti univerzalne storitve.
According to the United Kingdom, the pension relief alone will not be sufficient to secure RMG’s long term viability: even after the relief of the deficit RMG cannot overcome its financial difficulties with its own resources or with funds obtained from market sources.
Po navedbah Združenega kraljestva samo odprava pokojninskega primanjkljaja ne bo zadostovala za zagotovitev dolgoročnega uspešnega poslovanja RMG: skupina RMG tudi po odpravi primanjkljaja ne more premagati svojih finančnih težav z lastnimi sredstvi ali s sredstvi iz tržnih virov.
Therefore, in addition to the pension relief, the United Kingdom also notified certain measures to strengthen RMG’s balance sheet, consisting of:
Zato je Združeno kraljestvo poleg odprave pokojninskega primanjkljaja priglasilo tudi nekatere ukrepe za izboljšanje bilance stanja RMG, ki vključujejo:
writing off a certain amount of debt owed by RMG to the UK Government (hereafter ‘debt reduction measures’), expected to be up to GBP 1700 million (plus accrued interest); and
odpis določenega zneska dolga, ki ga skupina RMG dolguje vladi Združenega kraljestva (v nadaljnjem besedilu: ukrepi za zmanjšanje dolga). Ta znesek naj bi znašal 1700 milijonov GBP (skupaj z obrestmi), in
RMH making available certain amounts in the ‘Mails Reserve’ [11] to RMG by way of a revolving credit facility with a maximum drawdown of GBP 200 million.
določene zneske v „poštnih rezervah“ [11], ki jih RMH daje na razpolago za RMG v obliki obnovljivega kredita z najvišjim zneskom črpanja 200 milijonov GBP.
Grounds for initiating the in-depth investigation
Razlogi za začetek poglobljene preiskave
The United Kingdom contended in its notification that the pension relief could be found compatible with the internal market as legacy costs from the pre-liberalisation period, based on the Commission practice.
Združeno kraljestvo je v svoji priglasitvi navedlo, da bi bila odprava pokojninskega primanjkljaja lahko združljiva z notranjim trgom kot pretekli strošek iz obdobja pred liberalizacijo na podlagi prakse Komisije.
Furthermore, it claimed that the proposed measures are in line with the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty [12] (‘the R&R Guidelines’).
Poleg tega je trdilo, da so predlagani ukrepi v skladu s Smernicami Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah [12] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: smernice za reševanje in prestrukturiranje).
The United Kingdom did not invoke Article 106(2) of the Treaty as justification for the notified measures during the procedure.
Združeno kraljestvo med postopkom ni uveljavljalo člena 106(2) Pogodbe za utemeljitev priglašenih ukrepov.
In its Decision to initiate the formal investigation, the Commission questioned whether the pension relief could be found compatible as compensation for an exceptional burden resulting from RMG’s past status as public sector monopoly.
V svojem sklepu o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave je Komisija dvomila, da bi bila odprava pokojninskega primanjkljaja lahko združljiva kot nadomestilo za izredno obremenitev, ki izhaja iz preteklega monopolnega položaja RMG v javnem sektorju.
In 2007, the Commission indeed approved a French reform regarding the financing of the current and future pensions of the employees of La Poste with a civil servant status [13].
Komisija je leta 2007 dejansko odobrila francosko reformo v zvezi s financiranjem sedanjih in prihodnjih pokojnin zaposlenih pri La Poste s statusom državnega uslužbenca.
However, while the 2007 decision ensured that La Poste’s effective social security costs were comparable to those of competitors; it seemed that relieving RMG from its whole pension deficit would put it in a better position than an average UK company.
Medtem ko je odločba iz leta 2007 zagotovila, da so bili dejanski stroški za socialno varnost primerljivi s stroški konkurentov, pa se zdi, da bi oprostitev celotnega pokojninskega primanjkljaja postavila RMG v boljši položaj v primerjavi s povprečnim podjetjem v Združenem kraljestvu.
The Commission wondered therefore whether the charges of which RMG was relieved correspond entirely to legacy costs within the meaning of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and whether there indeed would be a level playing field once the relief was implemented.
Komisija se zato sprašuje, ali stroški, katerih je bila skupina RMG razbremenjena, v celoti ustrezajo preteklim stroškom v smislu sodne prakse Sodišča Evropske unije in ali bi bil po izvedbi pomoči položaj resnično enakovreden.
Furthermore, the Commission also expressed reservations about the restructuring plan’s compatibility with the R&R Guidelines, notably regarding the prospect of a return to viability, the extent of RMG’s contribution, and the level of compensatory measures.
Poleg tega je Komisija izrazila pomisleke tudi glede združljivosti načrta prestrukturiranja s smernicami za reševanje in prestrukturiranje, zlasti v zvezi z možnostjo ponovne vzpostavitve uspešnega poslovanja, višino lastnega prispevka RMG in stopnjo izravnalnih ukrepov.
According to the Commission, the United Kingdom did not convincingly demonstrate that the originally submitted restructuring plan would comply with the R&R Guidelines.
Po navedbah Komisije Združeno kraljestvo ni uspelo prepričljivo dokazati skladnosti prvotno predloženega načrta prestrukturiranja s smernicami za reševanje in prestrukturiranje.