At its meeting today, Chemnitz City Council approved the new fees for the use of municipal cemeteries and for crematorium services. The by-laws will come into force on 1 January 2027, and the new schedule of fees will apply until 2029.
Particular account was taken of rising prices and charges, as well as changes to staffing structures. The planned refurbishment of the crematorium’s flue gas cooling system by the end of 2027 also has an impact on the fees.
In order to keep cost increases to a minimum, fee surpluses from previous years will be utilised. This will make around 470,000 euros available for each of the years 2027 to 2029, which will serve to reduce the fees. This will benefit, amongst other things, the basic cemetery fee, the fee for the use of the burial infrastructure, the ceremonial halls and cremation.
The recalculation affects, amongst other things, the fees for burial and urn graves. For example, the fee for a row grave with a 20-year term of use will fall from the current 423 euros to around 416 euros. A tree burial with a name plaque (for 20 years) will cost around 2,416 euros in future (previously: 2,394 euros); for a communal urn grave without a name (“Grüne Wiese”) for 20 years, the fee will also rise slightly from around 518 euros to just under 529 euros.
The calculation is based on the Saxon Local Tax Act. According to this, the fees must not exceed the chargeable costs of the respective services.
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