Minister of Finance Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has admitted that the Malawi government is working under pressure, amid increased woes hitting every sector of the economy.
The revelations were made in Lilongwe during a high level dialogue between Cabinet Ministers and the Civil Society Community (CSOs) where the latter had demanded an explanation on the state of the Malawi’s economy.
In his remarks the Finance Minister also advised Malawians to express patience citing that current economic performance cannot be impressive with 30 to 20 per cent of the resources defended on.
“We must adjust to that level and that’s a problem because we need to embark on stringent adjustments and reforms in our expenditure of resources.
“Production is not as high as it used to be, so we cannot expect to generate as much revenue from tax as the case was before. This low production is partly due to the ill weather conditions that hit the country in the last growing season,” said Gondwe.
According to Gondwe, government is among others, reprioritizing activities and mobilise more resources through tax reforms.
“A number of people who are not used to paying taxes will have to start paying taxes. We cannot afford a luxurious life under the circumstances,” reasoned the minister further adding that public resources would have to be used as intended and efficiently, ” he added.
Malawians are grappled with increased inflation, mass unemployment and widespread poverty.
We all know that the situation is beyond our level of understanding. But don’t forget that there are alot of unemployed young poeple out there who can play a major role in the developing the nation, why sticking to old dudes like Ggondwe let the young dudes be given the post i.e 10,000 teachers are yet to be employed and you do nothing if the goverment have decided not to employ them, is it holding there certificates? Give them there certificates so that they look for a green pasture somewhere. In so doing these young men will lead to the development of the nation in one way or another.
man athuwa2 pakufunikadi athamange basi aoneko mavuto.ngati omwe anali ku Mozambique mbuyomu,
Hope things will change for better. God bless malawi. Bail us out from these economic challenges
Mpaka apapa inu apapa ,zankutu
A real Malawian at this point will say NO PAINS NO GAINS. 2015 a year without donor support, a year of floods making it a year of hunger aswell. Zikufuna anthu okhazikika m’maganizo izi. See what global fund has done now despite some traitors went there with a damage.
fire burn de bombocrat regime,xo where iz malawi?de peace country!ithink kwachuluka ndikuba!!ndizovva izi zimadana ndidyera ndichifukwa mukulephera!
Kkkkkk! Yaikazi inali yamkaka eti? Yamphongoyo ndi professor ndiye anthu simunaphunzire njira zake. Kuyang’ana kungolokotu ndi style. Kadaulo ameneyo, kuyendetsa cham’mbuyo. Kkkkk!
ophuzila akulephelatu awa
ya preasure is there but he will gain momentum and move forward
Yes, things are going bad now but I don’t blame the government nor anyone else. My hope is that soon we will be on better position. I do not recommend donors to assist us with huge sum of interest in return. and to my vie it is donors who have destroyed this country I don’t want them back. vuto lilipo ndilakuti anthufe sitiziwa kuti ma donors aja satithandiza ulele, timapasaso chiongola dzanja chambiri nkani mukuwaona ali olemela. amalemelera maiko osauka amu Africa. I should also urge the Government as it is going on Republic Reforms to also go through on sanctions that we have on economic. am saying this cause there might such sanction that is hindering from development of this country. a UN komanso a IMF ndi ma organization amene amaoneka pamaso ngati achisoni ali owononga to gain their pleasure over poor countries koma anthu ambiri sadziwa.
munavotera nokha lero siizi!
mmaona ngati kuyendetse boma ndimasewera. ovutikandife anthu wamba. ine ndiye ndidzabwera kumeneko after his term kkkkkkk
We Malawians ask for the National Day of Prayer from the President to pray fo all these problems. In God We Trast!
sometimes there must be too much sun to rain, sometimes you have to kill your Goliat to succeed. we will rise Malawi
Amzao 2yrs anasinthako zinthu koma amati ndimbuli nanga ophunzirawa asintha chani kutenga mudzi kupitanawo ku america mmm sitinati kulira amalawi utsogoleri uwu unayamba ndi kulira flag analira
zinthu zakuba supindura nazo tiyen nazon musadandaulire ife tili kale ku exile ife or mwina tingokumaniza nd mozambik tanen muthamange anthu oipa inu.
Goodall Gondwe is too old to be a finance minister he is taxing Malawians on anything; This is too much Bwana President, find a young energitic finance minister who can do better than this Old dude; Where is Nkwenzalamba, Ken Lipenga & Louis Chimango? I feel sorry for my count & myself things are not picking up; Has the country gone to the dogs?
Osafooka…kaya baba azivomela akuputha matebulobe…zilibe kanthu bola kuvomereza bax..Gondwe wayambapo…next plz?!
Chiwongolero chili ndi Mai JB
Yhoo sorry for the President of mw is too much for you
BULLETS 1_2 AIRBON
nanuso mukuona kodi
THANK U TO THIS STATUS GOD IS REALS MALAWI DONT CRY MALAWIAN NEXT FOUR YEAR DONT SLEEPERY BECAREF MALAWIAN PEAPLE EVERY TIM I SAY YOU VOTE UR CHOIC UR POWER DONT FOR GHOT THIS SPEACH
JUDGE WINA ADALIRA KALE
Boma ndi kumwera basi tingodikira 2019 Atupele basi agreement ndi 5yrs abwana musatule pansi achewa asakondana awa akutailani nthawi alibe ndi watch yomwe 100% UDF
very good malawian for voting Avery intelligent president…. a professor thus why we see a good great change, politically, economically and socially. Bravor malawian
Mbudzi ya munthalika iyi Bastati
Baba anzanu atha kukwanitsa zimenezi mmunkanthawi kochepa, monga muja anakwanilitsila amayi. Ndiye inu nyamukaniko kusanjikako zanthu sizinafike pobvuta kwambili.
Malawi of today is how things goes like, your choice don’t blame anyone, you vote for him.
Muzikhaka ndi umuthu mukamayakhula mwava
ati ndiophunzila lero zili woes!!
No money in my pocket
Malawi voice and Malawi24 bodza mwachulutsa.
Step down babylon, mizimu ya anthu yakwiya paja kuliso cadiac arrest!
Apa ndiye kuti dzamukanika wina k k k k k Angozisiya basi
We are still crying ma fellow malawian devaluation of our currency also killing us we hv nothing to say but we wsh God to hear our prayer our poor country mn Malawi
Ali nd charger cha Nokia mutu waung’ono andbwereke nane nd comente nao plzzz!!
Guys we Malawias are not serious we are failing to run a country which is less than a province of Mozambique kkkkkkk we are not serious ,Malawi with fetile soil ,water plenty arable land kKkk so we are waiting for God to tell us what to do .we can irrigate and produce enough food to feed the nation only in chikwawa and nsanje
Cry my beloved country..
Ndingayetseko?
No wonder coz these ngo,s are behaving like political party
abwana si mpira uwu ongosapota olo team zisakuyenda.u hav somethng koma ambiri even 100 mk sangaipeze.the whole mr of finance admiting and u think things are good.amalawife kupusa bwanji!!!!
Bola pamenepo
Malawi akupita kuti?
Yes,kuvomeleza ndi chamunachomwe.
Comment and story seperate u must head the story first later the comment dont copy the comment of some one iz better like
Yayimuna ikulephera kukoka ngolo, mesa mumati yayikazi ndiya mkaka ndiye tiyese yayimuna. Apa ndi opposite ndithu. Kkkkkkkkkkk.
zivinani mundipeza
it was becoz of unity, hard work patriotism and the most special one staying away frm western countries and donations then you be like zimbabwe
Step down
Kkkkkklll
boma liri ndindalama lisakunamizeni tayang’anani magalimoto omwe akuyenderawa ,
Mayi ngondo une. Kufa kulipio
Ana amulungu sangakhalire kulira masiku onse, zisintha ndipo tidzayamba kumwetuliranso!!
And then what was the suggested solution he say at the caucus meeting? Update us plz
Nthawi zina kusankha munthu ophunzira kwambiri sibwino, mantha amakhala alibe.we have learnt a lesson
Zilibwino
zayang’ana ku dazibomu
We will endure up to the end, Zambia n Zimbabwe have gone the same process, I just feel that something good is about to happen, n it may happen any day.
Boza limenelo. Kuno kwathu Ku Zambia sizinachitikepo zimene zili kwanu Ku Malawi. Anthu sanadyepo makoko kapena kuvutika ndi yokagulira bread yemwe
They must tell the nation that they ar underpressure because of misuse of the economy that affecting us in everday life.
DPP wanga!tiziti JB uja anatenga chiwongolero?kapena B.Muluzi poti ndi CHAIR ndiye sanasiye mpando okhalira m’galimotoli.kapena poti 4yrs ndiyambiri muyi-solver?
zavutadi apa
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aaa boma ili zinthu zalivuta mzipatala mankhwala mulibe koma eee yerrrrr
Apa ndiye taonerana kuti dzavuta tivomeleze apa !atayesako anzathu
Apa ndiye taonerana kuti dzavuta tivomeleze apa !atayesako anzathu
ofcounse
kuli kuphula njerwa zamoto pa wuvuni,,, mumkati mwawina kkkkkk masanje chani???
ndameneyutu kkkkkkkkkk
No enough its enough we can’t wat four fve years no.
ndie utani? Akulephera ambwiyako chakwera ndi jb
Tiona mochitira mwake tingothamagitsa basi
apah nde zayang’ana kungolo,tibwila michenga, chaka chakemchino atipatsa pession pa 2yearz yokha,kkkkkkk
Am nao understanding u dia
..don’t ever say “you need more time to sort out things” the agreement is five years.
Paja Amkat 2014 Boma,ndilimenelo
?? Irene Rono
mmmmm yah zikavuta its better kungovomereza coz squeaky chain always get a grease
I support the honourable minister Dr G Gondwe and other CSOs for taking a right step on PAYE (tax) bcz its painful and undemocratic and a sin for someone who is geting huge sums of money yet he/she dsnt pay tax while a person lyk myself am getting less than K66,000 BT am paying Tax of up to K15,000 pls pls pls treat us as human beings we are all civil servants others r even geting more than k700,000 bt they need an increament nanga ineyo, NKHAZATU IZI GUYS. My advise to some other CSOs asking the president to step down thts not a solution to our problem rather help him to solve this crisis