Guernsey Press

Foulon costs double

THE cost of burial at Le Foulon Cemetery has more than doubled for 2010.

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THE cost of burial at Le Foulon Cemetery has more than doubled for 2010.

A typical funeral there will now cost in the region of £5,000.

The charge for a grave plot has now risen from £750 last year to £1,536, while the general burial fee has gone up from £700 to £1,433.

Both costs will increase again in 2011 to a target figure of £2,000 for a plot and £1,700 for burial.

Argent Funeral Services director Jai Vaudin said the increases were outrageous.

'We hear of Guernsey Post's monopoly, but where is the Office of Utility Regulation now?' he asked.

'As a St Peter Port resident myself with a family, I wonder where we can be buried when we die. We can't go anywhere else as the other parishes won't take us and the average cost of plots elsewhere is about £250.'

All other charges at Le Foulon have increased by 2.4%, in line with September's RPIX figure. It means the cost of cremation rises from £460 to £471.

The increased fees for grave plots and burial fees are in line with phased charges implemented by the Treasury and Resources Department 12 months ago.

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