The dead ain't cheap

[NewsWhore]

So you thought that dead people didn't need money? Well, you were wrong. According to Hoy, funeral costs have increased for both families and for the Santo Domingo municipality (ADN). This has forced the ADN to assign RD$74 million to public service costs, of which 60% will be spent on maintenance for Santo Domingo's cemeteries. Hoy writes that the cost is around RD$1 million per month for maintenance alone. A family with limited resources needs to come up with at least RD$20,000 in funeral costs, but if they don't have the money the ADN provides them with the funds. The ADN runs two funeral homes and in the last two years has provided help for 560 poor families, including the funeral service and the burial plot.

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