Why we imposed daily tax on corpses – State government
Nigerians have reacted to recent plans by the Enugu state government to impose tax on corpses at the mortuary.
The state government, through the ESIRS, made this tax generation programme known to the public during the weekend.
Many have reacted to this development in Enugu state as the government begins its taxation programme on dead bodies.
In a recent statement revealed to the general public on October 12, the chairman of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Emmanuel Nnamani said the purpose of this tax is to discourage prolong corpse storage in morgues.
Emmanuel further added that directives have been sent to mortuary attendants to ensure a fee of #40 is paid for any corpse not buried within 24 hours.
Reacting to this, many Nigerians have poured out their minds, with some adding that “corpses are no longer allowed to rest in peace”
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna senator, said: “taxing dead bodies in Enugu finally means people can no longer rest in peace”.
Another X user commented that the government was only trying to “end the situation where corpses are kept in a morgue for months before being buried”.
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