Why we introduced mortuary tax, by Enugu govt

The Enugu State Government has clarified that the Enugu Mortuary Tax paid in the state is not meant to generate revenue but to encourage residents to bury their dead ones on time.
   
The government explained that it is not taxing the dead but to discourage people from keeping corpses in the mortuary for a long time.
    

He had noted that the tax was not new to the state, stressing that the ESIRS in line with the provisions of section 34 of the Birth, Deaths and Burials Law Cap 15 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004, only approved the implementation of Mortuary tax.
   
Reacting yesterday, he said it was within the Enugu State Mortuary Tax Law which had been in existence for years. He also alleged that some social media users changed the date on the circular to make it look like a new thing, clarifying that the amount to pay was only N40, not N40,000.
   
“It is an indirect tax paid by mortuary owners not deceased family and it is just N40, not N40,000. Since its introduction nobody has been denied burying their dead ones. It means that if the corpse stays in the mortuary for 100 days, the mortuary is expected to pay the state the sum of N4,000.