The Council is proposing to increase cremation fees to have a higher proportion of the funding being paid by the user and to align with similar cremation charges in the region.

There is a risk that if fees are increased too high, people will choose to use other services in the region, meaning less or no increase in revenue to Wellington City Council.

Options for consideration

A: Increase cremation fees by 20 percent (preferred): this could generate about $75,000 in increased revenue for the Council, if there is no decrease in use.

B: Increase the fees by 5 per cent: this could generate about $15,000 in increased revenue for the Council, if there is no decrease in use.

C: Keep fees to inflation increases only: This will generate about $7,500 in increased revenue for the Council, to cover the inflationary increases in costs. This is not likely to affect use.

The details of the fees payable under each option is in the Consultation Document. All fees are available to download from our website.