He municipal government of Barcelona approved this Tuesday the public and private prices for the next year 2024 that, in general, maintain frozen rates or apply the CPI, with some exceptions motivated by the increase in energy costs. It is the case of Barcelona Cemeteriesthe cost of incineration services is updated after more than ten years in which the rate had not been touched.
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It is somewhat gloomy, but the cost of reduce to ashes a human body has multiplied in recent years. According to the council in a statement, between 2021 and 2022 the electricity rose by 170% and gas, by 240%. To this we must add the salary costs accumulated in this decade, as well as “other elements present in the cremation process.”
70 euros more
Thus, cremation in Barcelona will go from €329.16 to €399.16, a increase of 70 euros which represents a rate increase of 21.3%. In addition, VAT must be added to this price. Despite of increase in the price of the servicethe city council remembers that this way to pass down to posterity will continue to be cheaper in the Catalan capital than in other large cities: €133 cheaper than in Madrid€88 below the price of Saint Sebastian and €90 more affordable than in Malaga.