Government of Malawi has increased the minimum wage for workers in the country.
This came to light on Friday when the minister of finance, economic planning and development Goodall Gondwe presented the 2017/18 national budget in Parliament.
Gondwe disclosed that following consultations with the representatives of employers and employees, government has adjusted the minimum perks from K19,000 to K25,000 per month.
“In consultation with the representatives of employers and employees, the minimum wage has been increased from K19, 000 to K25,000 per month,” Gondwe stressed.
Gondwe also had good news for those earning K30,000 or less as government has increased the tax free income bracket from K20,000 per month to K30,000.
Government has however introduced 35 percent Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax to those who earn an income salary of above 3 million kwacha per month.
“The increase of the Minimum PAYE threshold from MK20,000 to MK30,000 is expected to cost Government revenue in excess of MK10 billion. It is therefore prudent for Government to explore other means of recouping this loss in revenue. One of the ways of recovering this lost revenue is by bringing in more progressivity in our tax system. In order to improve the distribution of income from the rich to the poor and increase the progressivity of the tax system. Government is introducing an additional bracket of 35 percent on those earning salaried income above MK3,000,000 per month,” said Gondwe.
He however said the tax will not affect those who earn K3 million or above from their own businesses.
The 2017/2018 national budget amounting to K1.3 trillion kwacha has been formulated so that the recurrent expenditure can be fully financed by domestic resources which are expected to total 19.7 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
That’s not good enough
Peanuts. That’s good enough. Perhaps K40 pin
Kkkkkkkkkk how much did he get per day? Only stupid pipo will clap hands for this but pipo r struggling for daily expences
A malawi Umbuli sudzatha iwe Dun ndalama zilingati maliseche palibe munthu amene amaonetsa kuti maliseche anga ndiyakulu chonchi, moti akukuyamikilawa ndi mbuli zizako
Zofuna kupalana mkamwa basi,ine sindiyankhulapo.
But government must investigate those Indians & “Chinese, they don’t respect malawians
Zomwetsa chisoni, umphawi suzatha pa Malawi. K30,000 ndichaninso?
As far as i support that the minimum wage still vry low,but i can not compare my country with other developed countries like S Africa,our status of economy is far much reach these countries,i appriciate government for this little increase,but they still have to do more than this
Ndiye kuchita kutero ngati mwawonjezera ndi 150%, mungotipweteketsapo ife aku mudzi chifukwa katundu akwezanso molapitsa anzathu ogulitsawa.
Kuno ndalama imeneyo olo kugula trouser siikukwana.
Ndiye mukuganiza kuti mankhwala m’zipatala za boma azipezeka?,ku police,road traffic,imigration,katangale ndi ziphuphu zintha?,mukuganiza umbava ndi uchigawenga uchepa?,mangani ndende zochuluka.Analiko azanu taonani kuli zii!
Pamalawi
Osangoti k833 pa day bwanji
Yes but implementation w
Good all u must think twice before u announced ur proposed do mean (30000) u can buy any thing? Shame upon u
Brocken backbone of Africa shame
Bola kumazunzika pa theba pompa
@ kapeka dus too much jst tell them kut R3000, apoo sarare yamteacher 3tyms amwene
mmmmm very shame kkkkkkkk
jasompalomba 25% inadimpalo 30%©®
Mickey wamba zosuta apa klkkkkkkkkkk
people are getting k19800 a month just image so instead of inreasing salaries you incrase minmum wage which is shame to us as workers and that money to you is dog allowance and yet you are expecting the same people to vote for you .The govt of Malawi is for foreigners because are the one enjoying than us some of them they dont know anything they are just coming as kutheba as our grand fathers used to go to Zimbabwe but the govt is just looking at it and yet you are saying taonjezera minmum wage za ziii .mu Malawi muno muli anthu ophunzira moti nthito zomwe akugwira ma foreigners enawa titha kugwira ife a malawi but you just looking at it
inreasing minmum wage mean nothing because we are already getting peanuts ,people are getting 19800
Kuba basi mwakweza chani pamenepo
Simpo oh my pipo.
for every 4 workers i will fire 1 worker to meet costs.
from a work force of 80 the 8 weak links can start looking for a job at gondwes house
This is a joke! The cost of living is way too high, there is no way one can live on that. Malawi will at some point have a zero income tax mainly because brainy workers are emigrating.
Yes grass is greener on the the other side not in Malawi!!!!!
Kkkkkkkkkkkk minimum wage chani bola 100 000 kwacha
Minimum wage should b 40grand kuti kapena munthu angakhale ndi kenakake after paying rent, water and electricity.
Munthu Amene Sagula Ndiwo Amadya Mosasamala Chifukwa Sadziwa Kudula Kwake Kmanso Sadakhesele Thukuta Ndie Aboma Salipila Xool Fees Ikulipila Nd Boma Sagula Sugar Akuyenela Kupanga Nkhanza Kma Tonse Nd A Malawi Tikumana 2019
Is it an increase or an insult?.. Dzuka Malawi…..!!!!!
Ya 25.000kwacha in 30days? Ohhhh!!! Bolatu per week, pomwe amene akudula kapinga Joz imeneyo in 2days akumaipeza
Zindvuta kukomenta chifkwa ndne okwiya kwambiri about our stupid gvt
Minimum wadge ooh! Bt y increasing tax rate at the same point? Mmmh i smell criminals running a broken state
What’s 25,000 pamalawi .eg sugar k1,000 bread k320,00. Pamwezi munthu ungakwanise kudya daily ?chifukwa chake umbava suzatha kumalawi
Mwina ena nkumaganiza kuti anthu amapita Ku Jon chifukwa sanaphunzire, ayi, mavuto kwathuko,,, k25000 pa 30days, shaaaaaaa, rent pompo, sugar K1100, koma abale,,, pomwe Ku Jon ndalamayo imapezeka within 3days,,,, zipitilizani kumanyoza anthu aku Jon koma tikudziwa chomwe tikuchita,, ndiponso boma likuyenera kubwera poyera lifotokozenso za phindu lomwe limaopeza pa anthu omwe amagwira ntchito Ku Jon
25000 or 30000 per month, and out of that 25000 or 30000 they must pay rent, electricity, food, water, then after they will remain with 5000 or 3000 in their pocket. Do u mean also can have a chance of building their own houses, sending their children to xool? And that 25000 they can just buy 3 trousers then it is finished so what are they going to wear? Our politicians in Malawi are specialist in failure and corruption, shame on them
The guy is poes men ,still talking kalk in front of people Damming
God shud intervine
Nde muwadziwitseso amwenye za zimenezitu..akumatipweteka ndi ma k500,koma ganyu wake asatero!! nde mafana oti taswera kwambiri patauni pano kupanda kutero mmwenye aona makofi akachita makani
25,000.00 shame feeling comfortable addressing the nation like this do u know the price of feteliser or do u know the price of cement even the price of lron sheet and do u know how much is school fees now nonses think like u were choosen by the pipo to b there do not throw them away u will need them 2019…..ndichifukwa anthu amakanika kumanga manyumba mumakwawo kumadikira persion ikatuluka
Kuba sikuzatha pa Malawi. ..
Tamuoneni pakamwapo Gondweyo kkkkkkk
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk palibwitibwiti kunona mafuta , minimum wage my foot….
Kathyali weni weni
mavuto aliko kwathu uko. Kaya adzatha kaya?
4000 rands house maid..jons kaya mk ndizingat masamu ake. Tilipamavuto ku Malawi
Stupid should go to minister of finance.His minimum wage has increased poverty in the country.Nothing has changed since taxes hv been raised up.25000MK it’s almost nothing.Malawians are still emigrating to other countries insearch for green pasture.No jobs & money.
ndizidiru tax tax yachani munthu aliyese amalipira mudonkho akangogula chinthu amakhala stalipira ndiye mitu yawo siyenda bwino
Kumadabwa kuti anthu akusata chani Ku Jon, K25000=r500, koma pa tsiku R200,
3days 600, kukapikisana ndi 30 days, shaaaaaa
Guys who want to smoke with m e?
Kwezani kti aziba bwno
Kkkk Malawi tiyenazoni ife athu ndi maso ndimakutu
Ali ndi charger yaikulu mutu andibwerekeko
Thats at lst g d
Thats good news
What can 25000Mk buy Mr Gondwe?can someone survive with that cash??that amount is R500. God should intervene upon my beloved country Nyasaland
If that k25000 is increment,what do you think they were getting b4? I guess its less than that. So how did they survive? Just accept that Malawi is the poorest country. Thats all
What will be the outcomes if Minimum wage be over MWK50000?hope you don’t know,am sure many companies will collapse or else they can even fire half of workers,take some precautionary measurements before we came up with our beautiful ideas,i know people are facing alot of challenges but let us take step by step,we’re in hard times…May God bless Malawi
My assessment is people are surviving by grace of God, but with that amount people are working for the sake they are nowhere to go that’s it
How much is it in $?
⚠ ⚠ Mr Kamaji Nyirongo we don’t have to convert that to $ others’ll end up kugwa pansi ndikukanika ⚠ ⚠
Kkkkkkkkkk working from 1to 30 just coz of MWK50000 mmmmmmmmm bola patheba pompa amwene mmmmmmmmm nkhanza izi ndithu
500 rands is equivalent to $35 USA dollar
Mr Gabriel Chunda that’s very true people in Malawi and Zimbabwe are surviving by the Grace of God not by the will of people.South Africa is playing a vital role of giving our citizens jobs,money,accommodation and etc ther
Even to buy beer is not enaf what the fuck is nyasaland doing kkkkk ukapolo suzatha kumpanje
kkkkkk minimum wage per day equals price of 1kg sugar! Serious??? Hard life continues…..
No work
Zausiluuuu
Akuti Budget za ziiiiiiii kkkkkkkkk
minimum wage should be not less than 90000 per month not what you are talking about
Economy has to be stable first raising minimum wages without much careful our already struggling companies may collapses.e.g. tawonapo companies kuchotsa anthu coz of unnecessary perk adjustments.but 90pin could be fair indeed kkkk
90k per month in Malawi? check other Malawians in Jonz who are paid below 1500 rands in shops and tailoring companies, u have no idea of what you are talking . Malawi is poor country lets just accept that
In Jozi Gardern Boys are getting 7 to R9000, amonth.
Aaah ena samawonjezera antchito awo, amafuna kuwayendera muma office awo.
Za ziiiii
@Zifa anene mwina tibwera apaaa
Stupid idoit government amumbomaa okha igwiraa, nde mwini company avomeraa kulipiraa mwachocho pomwe mumamulandaso msonkho waukuluu , Anthu openga mwaoanga bwanji eheeeeee
Nenani kuti minimum ndizingati mwina tingabwelele kumudzi
Ayi khalani konko mubwere mukapeza ntchito online kkkkk
Muri kupita kunchito kuti?
koma anthu amene akuyendetsa boma la Malawi yeah!!! That’s why nduna zina zimaphoda
Kkkkkkkkk padangokhalaaa!…..Tilitooonseeeee
Ma salary mukukwezao mukukwezerana nokha nokha ku bomako kumapanga kuti anthu akunja akuzuzidwa popasidwa salary ochepa.akakudandaulirani nothing to say,ma tax ndamene mwakwezao ena malipiro ali popaja pa k10 pin is true?
Vakukwezela anthu onse or
Chosani msonkho pa mowa, tizimwa ochipa pliz
Zoonadi nkofunika achotseko Ka nsonkho Ka mowaka mmmmmmmmmm
Minimum wage in Zambia is ZMK2000= MWK137,000.00.
which zambia? or u miss the meaning of minimum wage. go to zambia, see what people who works in shop, domestic worker, farms, some factories get paid.
You are a big liar #Jimmy_Chings . Zambian Kwacha can not go hand in hand with ZA for south Africa.
Lol Peter what are you trying to say??? If you think Rand is powerful than Zambian kwacha then you just lost the channel yoself because K1=R1.44..you can do research on Google..
and you should also check for the gurds how much they get in Zambia
I am a full Zambian bro #Fletcher_Uchie_Kalunji. And please do not think that the minimum wage put in place by your government will be respected by all….#Mr_Peter_Dennis_Mandevu are you sure Rand got value than our Kwacha? What’s ur source of information?.. Consult your source on this one.
No dear ..minimum wage in Zambia for domestic workers is only about $55
Yeah zambia k is powerful than rand
since when? I have just googled it now I it shows that 1SA rand=321 Zambian kwacha
R1=686 Zambia kwacha may 20 2017 @22:17 that’s the exchange rate pple
R1= 0.70 according to rate ya Bank of Zambia
Kukwezako kukhale kwaliyense,otati ogwira m’boma okha ndiye tiyambana chifukwa omwe akupeleka msonkho siogwira ntchito m’boma okha.
They Have Done Nothing To Us Because More Tax,more Salaries And The Opposite Is True
kukweza salary, kukwezaso msonkho . asa! ali ndi masamu achabe andalewa.
Poti zalembedwa mu English kkkk
Vuto LANU ndi school man just to help you amene akulandira 30 pin MA tax free now minimum wage yakwera kufika 25gran so paliso kudulidwa nsonkho apa??? ? ? mmmmmmmmmmm
zachamba mafolena amene alindi mabizinesi awo amangopatsa anthu awo antchito dalama zochepa pamene inu simuchitapo kanthu bola akakupatsani chitseka pakamwa zitsilu inu pamodzi ndi bwamphiwanu
Kodi a Malawi amaloleranji kulandira zochepazo? Amadikila boma liwakanile kodi? Tidziyamba ndife.
Mphuzitsi wafika pa zingati tsopano?
Muli bho kumudziko
Better bt wer’e being punished by a heavy tax rates gvt shld take not of this