新南威尔士州将从 2024 年 7 月 1 日起征收丧葬税。 NSW imposes a funeral levy from July 1, 2024.
新南威尔士州（NSW）将从 2024 年 7 月 1 日起征收葬礼税，其中包括每次火葬 41 美元、每次骨灰安葬 63 美元和每次土葬 156 美元。 New South Wales (NSW) will impose a funeral levy from July 1, 2024, which includes $41 per cremation, $63 per ash interment, and $156 per burial. 批评人士，尤其是来自农村和地区的批评人士，批评这项征税是“死亡税”，因为他们担心这会给地方议会和悲痛的家庭带来额外的财政负担。 Critics, particularly in rural and regional areas, have criticized the levy as a "death tax" due to concerns about additional financial burdens on councils and grieving families. 新南威尔士州土地部长史蒂夫·坎珀 (Steve Kamper) 为这项征税辩护，称此举将确保家庭费用公平分配，并解决新南威尔士州墓地和火葬场的长期问题。 NSW Lands Minister Steve Kamper defended the levy, stating that it would ensure fair distribution of costs for families and address longstanding issues with NSW cemeteries and crematoria.