The Enugu State Government has imposed an N40 daily tax on corpses in mortuaries in Enugu State.
The Executive Chairperson of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, Emmanuel Nnamani, disclosed this in a circular issued on 17 September.
Mr Nnamani said the tax was in line with the provisions of Section 34 of the Birth, Deaths and Burials Law Cap 15 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004.
“The sum of N40 only is to be paid by owners of a corpse once it was not buried within 24 hours….
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