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The Enugu State Government says the tax it imposed on corpses in mortuaries across the state was not spurred by a revenue generation drive. The Executive Chairman of Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, said this while reacting to the Mortuary Tax circular addressed to all the Mortuary Attendants. According to the
Why Enugu govt imposed tax on dead bodies – Revenue Board
The Enugu State Government says the tax it imposed on corpses in mortuaries across the state was not spurred by a revenue generation drive.
The Executive Chairman of Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, said this while reacting to the Mortuary Tax circular addressed to all the Mortuary Attendants.
According to the circular, ESIRS in line with the provisions of section 34 of the Birth, Deaths and Burials Law Cap 15 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004, approved the implementation of the Mortuary tax.
“The sum of N40.00 only is to be paid by owners of a corpse once it was not buried within twenty-four hours. The amount continues to count daily.
“Kindly ensure that owners of corpses make the payments before collection of the corpses for burial and then remit same to the ESIRS in any commercial bank under the mortuary tax in Enugu State IGR Account,” the circular said.
Reacting, Nnamani said that the tax was not new to the state, adding that it was within the Enugu State Mortuary Tax Law which had been in existence for years.
According to him, the amount to pay as the mortuary tax was N40 daily, 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 to the state a sum of N4,000.
“The tax is not meant to generate revenue but to discourage people from taking their dead ones to the mortuary all the time,” Nnamani stressed.
The Federal Government on Friday announced plans to revitalise six of the country’s national museums. A statement by Nneka Ikem, Special Assistant on media to the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, said the process aims to preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage. “The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy has
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The Federal Government on Friday announced plans to revitalise six of the country’s national museums. A statement by Nneka Ikem, Special Assistant on media to the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, said the process aims to preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage. “The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy has
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Dr. Musa Kwankwaso, has advised President Bola Tinubu to be wary of entering into any pact with the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso, who served as a commissioner under the administration of
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Dr. Musa Kwankwaso, has advised President Bola Tinubu to be wary of entering into any pact with the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso, who served as a commissioner under the administration of
