Council's sale of gravestones could be death knell for memorial masons - and many other local businesses

摘要

Memorial masons have failed to stop North East Lincolnshire Council from going into competition with them on the supply of tombestones. The Council says it plans to sell memorials at cost on a non profit-making basis... at first. Masons argue that the Localism Act allowing councils to trade commercially seems to require them to establish separate companies for the purpose. Not doing so means the business will be subsidised by rates used to pay for staff and premises.