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Friday, January 21, 2011

Highland Council proposed funeral charge rise of 17.5% - Liz speaks out!

A proposal to increase fees for burials and cremations way beyond the rate of inflation has been deferred for now by Highland Council. Liz spoke out:

"Nairn councillor Liz MacDonald said: “I have grave concerns about this. People in the Highlands earn 94% of the average wage in Scotland and so they should pay 94% of the average for this service. This would make a significant difference. A price hike would have a huge impact on locals. Just to take a national figure is not acceptable.” "

More in the Press & Journal. How about sacking the official that came up with this outrageous idea and seeing how much that would save? Some things should only rise in line with inflation and this is one of them.

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