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Amidst the controversy generated by the introduction of the mortuary tax, the Enugu State Government has stated that the policy is not meant to generate revenue for the State. But to discourage people from taking their dead ones to the mortuary.

This was contained in a statement by the Executive Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Emmanuel Nnamani. The Executive Chairman was reacting to Mortuary Tax circular addressed to all the Mortuary Attendants in the State, which is trending online.

The circular had stated, “ESIRS in line with the provisions of section 34 of the Birth, Deaths and Burials Law Cap 15 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004, hereby approves the implementation of 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 on a daily basis.

“Kindly ensure that owners of corpses make the payments before collection of the corpses for burial. And then remit the same to the ESIRS in any commercial bank under mortuary tax in Enugu State IGR Account,” the circular said.

But reacting to concerns raised by the introduction of the policy, Nnamani explained that the tax was not new to the State. He added that it was within the Enugu State Mortuary Tax Law which had been in existence for years

Nnamani also made some corrections on reports in some social media platforms on the subject matter.

He alleged that some social media users changed the date on the circular to make it look like a new thing. He  also clarified that the amount to pay was only N40 not N40,000 as reported by some social media users.

 

 

 

 

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