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Energy Crisis Driving Up Cremation Costs in France, Reports Suggest
Energy Crisis Driving Up Cremation Costs in France, Reports Suggest
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Soaring energy prices have been driving up costs for cremation in France, with prices expected to rise by more than a third next year, media... 13.10.2022, Sputnik International
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French news channel BFMTV cited estimates of funeral cost tracking service MPF which show that the price of gas accounts for 15% to 25% of the funeral price.Cremation costs may reportedly rise 35% next year to the average 911 euros ($887). Cremation costs ranged between 605 and 675 euros before energy shortages became a problem.Cremation has until recently been a cheaper alternative to a burial but large funeral firms, which are not eligible for energy subsidies, are expected to pass the bills for the soaring gas prices on to the bereaved.
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Energy Crisis Driving Up Cremation Costs in France, Reports Suggest
11:13 GMT 13.10.2022 (Updated: 19:29 GMT 03.11.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Soaring energy prices have been driving up costs for cremation in France, with prices expected to rise by more than a third next year, media reported on Thursday.
French news channel BFMTV cited estimates of funeral cost tracking service MPF which show that the price of gas accounts for 15% to 25% of the funeral price.
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costs may reportedly rise 35% next year to the average 911 euros ($887). Cremation costs ranged between 605 and 675 euros before energy shortages became a problem.
Cremation has until recently been a cheaper alternative to a burial but large funeral firms, which are not eligible for energy subsidies, are expected to pass the bills for the soaring gas prices on to the bereaved.
