MRA in Everyone Must Pay Tax campaign

Feb 05, 2017 Business 153
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President Peter Mutharika

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday launched the Everyone Must Pay Tax campaign at Msonkho House in Blantyre.

Writing on their official Facebook page after launching the campaign, MRA Head of Corporate Affairs Steven Kapoloma said the objective of the exercise is to improve compliance behaviour by encouraging individuals and businesses to register for tax and to file correctly and timely their due tax returns.

During the campaign, the authority’s officials will directly engage businesses, civil society and the media to educate them on tax provisions, processes and procedures in order to assist them comply with the revenue laws and support domestic tax mobilization Kapoloma also revealed that the tax collector has surpassed its projections in the first half of the current financial year.

Steve Kapoloma
Kapoloma: People must pay tax.

“MRA has beaten the set target for the first half of Fiscal Year 2016/2017 by K37.9 billion with a total of K377 billion taxes collected against a target of K339.1 billion. Several initiatives have contributed to this performance.

“We are implementing the Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs), ASYCUDA World, and cargo scanners, among others. We are also implementing several taxpayer education initiatives to mobilize citizens to pay their fair share of taxes. Our aim is to sustain this performance that is why we are today launching the ‘Everyone Must Pay Tax’ campaign,” Kapoloma said.

He said the achievements in tax collection demonstrate that it is possible for Malawians to generate revenue to finance various development agendas and that the country can attain economic sovereignty.

“The taxes we pay have enabled provision of national security through training of Police officers who are visibly available in communities. Taxes are being used to build roads, construct bridges, bituminize city roads, establish technical colleges, procure essential drugs, and procure subsidized farm inputs. Using taxes, government has also been able to pay salaries for civil servants such as teachers, doctors and nurses, the Police, the army and others,” Kapoloma said.

The Everyone Must Pay Tax campaign will run for three months

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153 Comments

  1. Mwaonjeza ndipo mulibe chisoni mukukhalangati zinyama,” but God will answer Malawi.mnsonkho ndiwamandasi yemwe? Mukatero mukazikhuthule m’matumba mwambava zikadye…Tsiku lina Mulungu adzakukathani,,cz mukudya thukuta la amphawi,,, mukadzasauka mudzaziona…

  7. So that their should use to pay the money to corruption government. Pomwe dzipatala mulibe makhwala and ndalama mboma dzilipo dzambiri cholinga adzigula mangalimoto .ma jet ndi dzimanyuba otsauka adzigotsaukirabe .

  12. behold our God,,,God of the poor opressed malawianz iz watching,,,He iz faithful, He iz gnna gv us a belovd leader 2019 iz de answer to ool diz iniquities

  23. I don’t understand this launching after all everybody is already in it, groceries electricity and other necessities are expensive because of tax or else government is rebranding it? Come 2019 the door is more than wider for your exit trust me…..

  24. A2 okuba inu mukatolerandarama mumagozikhutisa nokha ndimimba zanu zosayamikazo ife timavutika kukasaka katundu kutali kut tipeze phindu inu basi mukadya chamba chanu muzitivutisa ati msonkho,msokho wabwiyanu muchitira kusaziwa bzines eti? mi2 zofanazo mundibwezere makaton anga a supergt coz zimandiwawa

  34. Remember this is Malawi with most of its people uneducated, so wen you say u have beat the target it seem things will be better. Therefore rephrase n explain how this beating the target its still not enough. Raising money its not an issue but the use of the collected money mmmmmhhhh that’s a very big issue. Show your transparency n accountability believe me people will support you npbut knowing this money goes to such n such person who will be willing to contribute? Let those money not go to account number one, specify a ministry with a certain percentage n with reports on expenditure u will be surprised with how pipo will support u. Koma na account number one mmmmmmmmmghhhhh ine muzidula salary not me giving u unless I see changes

  43. Now someone selling tomato,, onions akumapezamo zingati kuti azilipira mtsonkho ?? Mulibe chisoniyi momwe anthu akuvutikilamu kuti agulise tomato apeze ka soap ?? Yet mitsonkhoyo mumangotenga kumayendera pandege kumapita mayiko akunja patchuthi mulungu azakulangani ndithu kwasala kuti munene zoti mabanja azilipiraso mtsonkhoto

  47. Stupid government, stupid leadership .kavineni manganje ngati boma lakukanikani .Banda anaitha amapeleka maloan kuti people should produce in the fields once you have something you can pay tax but now munandolo zitete ,zichetche.upezamo chani headless leaders how awsome is that.

  49. Amangonva kuti azitsogoleli amaiko olemela akulemelelanso ndalamaza misonkho , ndiye mukamupute munthu opha mbewa ” .

  54. stupid pipo ndalama mumatolera nzokwanira vuto mukumabapo anyan mukudya zotembeledwa muzafa vimaofoz zili pamtunda vimilomo vitatupa zimafuta atachotsamo muzaiona kuwawa infayanu agalu

  58. Mademo mumalawi sopano ayandikira chifukwa boma lalepera kulamulira koma layamba kulimba ndi ndalama za amphawi mumatumba zikoli latopesa

  59. shupit . muzitibera zomwe tikupeza zochepazi movutikila .anyani inu eti do u know how risk we take to generate kandalama kocheoako? . MRA officers are just kumabaso kwambili mzipata zoloweramu zopusa

  60. shupit . muzitibera zomwe tikupeza zochepazi movutikila .anyani inu eti do u know how risk we take to generate kandalama kocheoako? . MRA officers are just kumabaso kwambili mzipata zoloweramu zopusa

  61. Tax is not a bad idea but it is only benefiting bad greed people. Right now we have maizegate. And they are shielding each other. Then add salt on a sore want to rip off more. Corruption out of hand in Malawi. Even uneducated person now knows the word corruption because its a daily activity in the government

  69. Yah!!!! So irritates guys, ngati tea wasowa kuli bwino kuvula majekete anuo osachapa nkugulitsa basi.your ruling for the first and last next term uzikalamula akazi ako kunyumba 2 mwachedwa kukwatila bwa? Kukonda gado ndikanyenya zinakutaisani nthawi.SHAME!!!ON YOU.

  72. Automatically tabweleranso ku Ma Card mu nthawi ya H.Kamuzu Banda…. Zadutsira ku MRA ulendo uno not ma card…. Limba mtima mbale Malawi.

  77. Yes its gd idea bt b4 start plz arrest Chaponda and his team,bcz wat u want to collect nw is the same money which Chaponda stl 4m us.Ndindalama zokhazokha zomwe mukulora anthu monga Chaponda ndiamzake kumaba,ngati mulephele kumanga Chaponda ndiye ndipofunika musaziyambe dala zimenezi.Muziganiza anthu omwe ali osauka ndikumawabelanso,nanga angakhome bwanji msonkho alibe zakudya?.Panopa dziko lanthu lasanduka malo a msika omwe aliyense oyendesa boma akupezera zosowa zake.Ziwani izi: Anthu aziko lamalawi ndiosauka paziko lonse,choncho tizapepha Mulengi kuti atithandizilepo pochita kanthu.Panopa boma likasowa chochita lingoti tiyeni tifinye osauka powapangira lamulo ili.Sibwino ife anthu tikuvutika ndithu.

  78. Blood will shed. I mean Real blood magazi! magazi! wina abwere pa khomo panga ndimtema! zopusa ndi maferano ndi ku kuvutika kale wina adzatengenso msonkho pa chema pa. Ndidzapereka moyo wanga kwa inu agalu, mambala, mbava, mfiti. Padzapsa mphira.

  80. A MRA Pa nya panu ndalama zambiri zikubedwa munjila zosiyanasiyana kma dzoona kumabwela ndi mfundo yopandaa nzeru ngti imeneyo mukufuna kutipha anthu osauka ife eeti?

  83. kulima tomato wako ku dimba lako lomwe walakwa. Akuti ulipile sonkho mphamvu zako, thupi lako, tomatoyo, malo omwe walima tomatoyo,kukuguritsako misonkho palipose. Kkkkk pakana kuyenda pasewu komwe peleka sonkho. Kaya mulungu akuwona .ja ja

  87. akayambile ka peter galu mbamva mutalika ndi ena onse akapolo aku boma kupereka sonkhowo. Anthu awa osauka tatopa ndikukulipirani ndarama. Tikukulipirani maripilo anu mwezi ukatha koma kupezeka kuti mukuti beraso. Agalu mbava go hell. nvi

  93. Cashgate,maizegate,kenako taxgate.Za umbava basi,simungapedze njira ina yabwino yopedzera ndalama.Mukawalanda ovutikawo ndiye mudziyendera magalimoto apamwamba.

  100. Unless they extend it to the few previleged like president and others whi enjiy tax exemption, this thing is clue as milking the already thin cow. Its not like what us being collected is not eneough , but almost half of it is plundered through various ‘GAtes’. Stop stealing from us.

  101. Anthu aku malawi ndi odala kwambiri nd mtendere ngakhale boma likuyesetse kuwaputa dala ku wa zunza munjira zosiyanasina koma iwo ali duuu osamva kuwawa tingopempha kuti zowawazi zinthe mwamtendere chifukwa zafika powawa

  102. we are already overburdened by tax what else are these crooks looking for do you want to finish us. who are the beneficiaries of those tax apart from few crooks in this dpp government. we are tired and so much tired instead of improving the local man’s life your busy collecting revenues to improve the life these failed leaders. what have you been doing with those revenues apart from cashgating it with your few clonies.

  118. The stupid government machinery with stupid policies. Mbamva zili tho! Mphuno panire. Muli, everyone must pay tax, as if you have the ability to utilise the revenue properly. As of me I am already being mercilessly milked. COME QUICKLY 2019.

  121. We must remove this stupid government for sure it’s nonsense they lost direction now full of corruption starting from the president up to the cleaners

  124. akufuna tiyambe kuthawa ngat thawi ya m.c.p kapena tili kumozambique dziko lathulomwe ili koma. NGAT MUKUKANIKA KUYENDETSA BWINO DZIKOLI NDIBWIO KUNGOGULISTA BASI KWA MAYIKO ENA ALI NDINDILAMA ZAMBILI ZOTI ANGA YENDETSE BWINO DZIKOLI KUSIYANA NDIKUTI MUZINGOTIPWETEKESA MUTU APA IYA!

  127. Ndiye ufiti tsopano ndalama zake sizionekanso kuti zimapitakuti?Makhwala nde ndiyao akusowa mu zipatala koma Mulungu akuona tsiku lina mudzaona ngati tsoka koma.

  134. STUPITY, y not you ministers pay tax your earning millions and you want those who are seling tomatoes to pay. Your shit think first you thieves,osauka akusaukilasaukilabe.

    2. Little did i know that it is the rich people who pay almost 80% of taxes not the poor. Rich people buy goods in mega shopping centers like shoprite, chipiku, peoples etc, they also run businesses that MRA corrects lots of money from. Why dont we change our mindset of saying the poor are the ones who pay most of the taxes.. There contribution is just too little..

  135. Stupid. If Thy Cnt Hav Other Ways Of Collectin Enough Revenue And Fund Their Corrupt Activities, Let The Whole Fuckin Dpp Monsters Leave Offce

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