The price of funerals as well as weddings in the UK are said to rise in the future. It has been announced by the Church of England, that the price of funerals will increase from 102 pounds to 150 pounds, and the price of weddings from 284 pounds to 425 pounds. It has not been set though, a proposal is to be discussed at the church's General Synod in York. The reason behind this idea is to make the price the same across the country. Because of the economical dismay that is hitting the UK churches had to perpetually raise their prices in order to keep financially healthy.
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I understand that churches have to raise their prices in order to not go bankrupt. People need to cut money everywhere so why not when it comes to a wedding. The drop in funerals seems hard to believe, when you are religious I do not think you would settle for anything less than to be buried at a church, and this also goes for your family I might think. It seems like a good idea though to streamline prices so that everyone has to pay the same price, regardless of where you live.
Source: The Independent: Funeral prices to soar 50 per cent as church feels effect of downturn
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/funeral-prices-to-soar-50-per-cent-as-church-feels-effect-of-downturn-2309504.html
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