Soaring gas and electricity prices mean costs at Mansfield Crematorium will rise by nearly £700,000 over the next three years. More than £200,000 is expected to be added to budgets for each of the coming three financial years, fuelled by bills that are “significantly higher” than originally forecast.
A council report says running costs for the Derby Road site will be £585,394 for the 2023-24 financial year, which begins in April. When budgets were set earlier this year, these costs were expected to be £373,745 – meaning there has been a rise of £211,649.
Finance bosses at Mansfield District Council say costs far exceed those expected this time last year for both the building and its cremators. The same sum is also expected to rise in both the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years.
