Council says measure at Danescourt cemetery in Tettenhall is in response to increase in obesity levels in city
Residents of Wolverhampton have criticised what is being called a “fat tax” on burial plots after a city cemetery imposed a premium on wider graves.
Danescourt cemetery in Tettenhall will charge an extra 20% to families whose loved ones need a 6ft-wide plot, as opposed to a standard 5ft grave.
Wolverhampton council said the price premium was in response to an increase in obesity levels in the city, where a third of people are obese, compared with the national average of just over a quarter.
The council said it had contacted 25 funeral directors before introducing the measure, with only one of them posing an objection.
