Month: July 2021 Posts

MRA justifies new tax measures

Jul 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The tax collector, Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has justified the newly introduced tax measures, including the advance Income Tax (AIT) which compels all businesspersons in the country to be paying 3 percent Value for Duty… ...

Govt has unleashed terror on the poor through punitive taxes – CDEDI

Jul 04, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Rights group, Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), says punitive taxes introduced by the Lazarus Chakwera administration will drive more people, especially women, into untold poverty. CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa made the… ...

Tax evasion suspect Faizal Latif arrested

May 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tax evasion suspect Faizal Latif, who was in hiding and was  pleading with Tonse Alliance politicians to shield him, has been arrested today in Blantyre. Latif who is the Director of Mapeto David Whitehead and… ...

CDEDI to conduct anti-govt demos on Wednesday

Apr 10, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says it will hold demonstrations on Wednesday to push government to remove tax on cooking oil. CDEDI's Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa said this during a press briefing… ...

Rights group threatens demos over cooking oil tax

Apr 03, 2021 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (CDEDI) has given government seven days to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) on cooking oil, saying it will mobilize Malawians to go the streets if the tax is… ...

Boma lichotsa msonkho pa njinga zamoto

Mar 16, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Boma la Malawi lalengeza kuti posachedwapa lichotsa msonkho omwe anthu amapeleka akagula ndikulowetsa mdziko muno njinga za moto kuchokera m'maiko akunja. Izi ndi malingana ndi nduna ya zachuma a Felix Mlusu omwe amayankhula kunyumba ya… ...

MRA revamps kuiphula ndi lisiti langa campaign

Mar 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has resumed its Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFD) campaign branded ‘Kuiphula ndi lisiti langa' launched earlier this year in order to compel business proprietors in the country to remit value added… ...

Smuggling soars: Government urged to lower tax rates

Mar 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

As rampant smuggling of different products threaten to cripple local manufacturers, an economist Dr Betchani Tchereni has urged the government to introduce strong measures to curb the illegal activity. There has been a rise of… ...

MRA pounces on Access Communications

Sep 28, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 18 &

..massive retrenchment looms The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has pounced on Access Communications Limited, Malawi24 has learnt. This is due to the company's underpayment, nondisclosure and failure to pay taxes for about five years. Reports… ...