PHOTO: Local councils will have no choice but to pass on the new “cemeteries tax” to ratepayers. (Image Chris Pigott, Find a Grave)
“This has been a very sneaky way of introducing what is basically a death tax.”
Narromine Shire Council Mayor Craig Davies pulled no punches on his assessment of the State Government’s introduction of its controversial ‘cemeteries tax’ at a time where families are struggling with cost of living pressures.
Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW (CCNSW) has confirmed that the new tax of $156 per burial, $63 per ash interment and $41 per cremation will be levied on large operators from 1 July 2024.
Large operators are those who carry out more than 50 interments per year – including most councils in the western plains region. For smaller operators the levy will commence from 1 July 2025…