Monday, October 13, 2008

Credit crunch holding up funerals in Britain

Credit crunch holding up funerals in Britain:

"Undertakers hit by the financial crisis are refusing to carry out funerals unless they get paid in advance, The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported.

With undertakers unable to extend credit, some poor families are having to wait more than two months before receiving government help paying for funerals, the weekly tabloid said. "



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