Government has through the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has this morning sealed the Times Group – a media group that runs a daily paper, a television and radio station over non payment of income tax, Malawi24 has learnt.
Reports say the amount is in the region of MK1.6 Billion.
According to MRA, Times failed to settle its tax liability that accumulated to K675, 989,316.75, taxes amounting to K504, 962,332.87 and penalties that have gone together with interest amounting to K171, 006,983.89.
Workers are being denied entry with all property including vehicles seized.
A notice pasted on the entrance by the MRA reads ” under the authority of the taxation act Cap 41:01 section 107 (3), this property has been seized for non payment of income taxes. All persons are warned not to remove, damage or any way tamper with the property.”
This has come weeks after the media group blew up a story that exposed government of making unscrupulous deals involving the purchase of maize from Zambia through the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC).
ADMARC had then moved the courts to stop TIMES from reporting on its corruption before lawyers lifted the injunction.
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They r trying to silent times from exposing there ccorrupt activities this is not wanna work
akuchitani bwino munyanya kutuzuka
Kicks of a dying dog!!!
sindikuwonapotu azungu akupanga comment apa,nde bwenzi mukungolemba chichewa sizomatichitsa manyazizo ayi
Kodi ndi Times yonkha kapena pali enaso?koma boma ili?
Why Malawi?
MRA yadziwa liti zoti Times nt paid tax?
Even Jesus paid tax to the government, so who are Times group? Achita bwino, yamba wachotsa mtanda mdiso lako usanaone chanzako.
I think we are too dumb to be independent. where was MRA until TAX accumulate that much. thats a fucken lot of money. Imagine if we have 2,3 companies getting away with this kind. Oh no no no. its either someone is sleeping on duty or deliberately ignoring his responsibility.
I remember brown mpinganjira telling people in his campaign in tyolo kuti anthu amenewa si akuno ,in 2004 trouble in paradise
MRA shud also be investgated.why now?Where were you all those days?Akutumani eti?
Kkkkkkkk cheap political propaganda. Tiye nazoni…. Mkufuna mziba bwino mwawatseka pakamwa awo. Koma mziwe kuti ndi voice of voiceless iyo
paja amadalira kuophyeza nde timatcha
Boma lisamadane ndikudzudzulid wa
Mzako akati menyu nawenso umayi menyu
Kkk in retaliation they hav though to do so?basically they want to hide justice.”Mahaltima Ghadi sayed even if you are a minolity of one,but the trueth remains the same…chilungamotu tidzadziwa.
zachamba malo moti amange akuba misokho ya amalawi ,amalawi akufa ndi njala chifukwa cha munthu wina wake
Go & pay the money pls