Hungarian Cabinet Approves Social Burials For Poor
- 17 May 2013 9:00 AM
The cabinet has debated and approved a proposal on ‘social burials’, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. Under the proposal, if requested, the state will provide the burial plot, coffin and other items necessary for the interment or cremation to those who cannot afford the expense of a funeral.
However, families will have to perform certain tasks such as dressing the corpse, digging the grave and lowering the coffin themselves.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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