By Chisomo Phiri
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Commissioner General John Biziwick has urged journalists in the country to accurately report on tax issues so that the public can understand.
He made the call in Blantyre when he opened a media training on new tax measures and MRA initiatives for the 2024/2025 fiscal year.
Biziwick described the media as a crucial partner in as far as tax compliance is concerned in the country.
“We rely on the media to raise awareness and foster a culture of tax compliance,”said Biziwick.
He further urged journalists to educate the public on the issue of tax stamps which has created a lot of interest from the general public.
“Tax stamps have always been there, we are just extending the tax stamps to a few other products like energy drinks and imported beer,” he said.
Biziwick assured the general public that the public tax collector is eyeing a K3.26 trillion profit by the end of the 2024/2025 financial year which will be on March 31, 2025.
He disclosed that in the first half of the year,MRA has collected K656.48 billion representing a 41 per cent growth when compared to the collection for the first quarter of the 2023/24 fiscal year.
Chairperson for the Parliamentary Committee on Media, Susan Dossi echoed Biziwick`s sentiments on the importance of the media in disseminating accurate information to the public.
“There is a lot of disinformation in this country and if media houses are given the right information they will be able to communicate effectively to the general public,” Dossi said.
Dossi commended MRA for being vibrant in the implementation of the Access To Information (ATI) law.
MRA was established by an Act of Parliament in 1998 and was launched in February 2000.
The Authority is charged with the responsibility of assessing and collecting specified revenues on behalf of the Government of Malawi.
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