Malawi govt to completely waive off duty on vehicles bought by ministers and MPs
Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamveka is planning amend the Regulations under the Customs and Excise (Tariffs) Order so that motor vehicles bought duty free by cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament be disposed of without payment of duty upon expiry of the term of office.
He has since written to the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) last Thursday (May 21) advising it that this will be applied beginning with the 2019-24 cohort of Ministers and Members of Parliament.
The Regulations under the Customs and Excise (Tariffs) Order will be amended accordingly to facilitate that the CPC 419 and CPC 420 of the Customs and Excise (Tariffs) Order for Ministers and MPs respectively be amended.
However an analyst, Misheck Msiska, commenting on social media believes the Minister is abusing his office, saying there are special conditions attached to Assets imported duty-free under a CPC.
“Let me start by saying that duty waiver under a CPC is a special dispensation to serve an important purpose,” Msiska said.
“The CPC concerned here allows Cabinet Ministers and MPs to buy cars at a lower price especially for use during their terms of office.”
He adds that the important condition attached to a CPC is that one cannot sell an asset bought duty-free to another person who is not entitled to the privilege without paying duty.
“The Minister of Finance here is abusing his office. The law is clear on this matter. Some of the vehicles concerned would attract more than 120% duty, and if you calculate that on a CIF K50 million vehicle you can see that there is looting going on.
“They simply want to sell the brand new vehicles bought duty free using money borrowed from Government, which will not be repaid.”
He added that the Minister doesn’t have power to change the law governing conditions of a Customs Procedure Code.
“An asset under a CPC cannot be disposed duty free. I am not sure about where the Minister is drawing those powers,” Msiska said.
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Total conflict of interest.
Extremely poor governance. Lack of accountability.
Abuse of office.
Custom gate….as they exist govt…..
If this is done in good faith then it should start with the next cohort of MPs and minsters
In my next life, I want to be an MP, a president and the biggest crook in Malawi…worse than DPP!!!
These mthrfckrs are taking our nation as their own village. The end is insight!
Unacceptable.
This will also lead to abuse.
Our leaders totally lack innovation. If they were talking about equipment for manufacturing, where people would be employed, then this makes sense, but not these luxury goods.
They have no clue what their role is.
Clueless.
Koma DPP imaganiza mwa unyekhwedi. At this point ndizomakamba zithu zokomela nduna and aphungu okha? With elections u could have been talking about how poor people will benefit from the government rather than kumangoonjezela chuma kwa anthu olemela okha okha, kudzikonda.
That’s the more reason we need to get rid of these dogs.
They only think how to loot government! These conmen
HRDC and Ombudswoman Chizuma please take this up
Dear Sir, I am submitting my job application to be a minister.
WTF is this Minister Doing he is one of the Corrupt Monsters when he was with Ministry of Trade and Industries he has been getting Lot of Money from the Business People foe Pemits and Licence to Import Restricted Goods in Malawi
If you Refer to the MRA Schedule of Restricted Goods Import List
‘SALT’ is a Basic and Necessary item for. Every Day and Every Human Being But I have seen in Malawi it is a Restricted Item to Import you can Import but you need a Permit to Import from Ministry of Trade and Industries
Which increases the Corruption In Country if you Bribe the Minister who is Handling the Portfolio you will get the Permission to Import
Malawi is Already gone to DOGS
MPs and cabinet ministers already have a lot of privileges, loans and waivers on duty payment, why can’t the minister think of Malawians suffering on high duty rates they are paying. The group of people he is talking about is able to pay for the duty, in addition, we are not interested buying old cars from the ministers and MPs but rather import our on choice of cars but at a reduced duty rates. We also need better things to be affordable as they are to the MPs and cabinet ministers
You working to scrap off Duty for Ministers and MPs. And instead of charging ordinary Malawians the rt amount of Duty,Why are you inflating people’s duty?
And how will this help us as a nation? Total BS
I second to decision of the minister, sometimes we do just argue for the sake of arguing but we should understand that the buyer is the one who suffers because he is the one who pays for the duty and cost of the car, yet the car had suffered wear and tear
This will help us who understand the system, these people do tell you that the cost of the car is soso but you need to go to MRA and pay duty, so if the removed the duty then this will work to our advantage because most of the MPs amakhala alibe ndalama so they normally sell the cars.
Don’t u get it. These people are so corrupt. Those cars will end up with either themselves or their relatives and friends. And they deprive the treasury of revenue. They r not open in their dealings.
This will not be to our advantage, how many people can buy vehicles from the ministers, we don’t need there old high fuel consuming cars, we need better cars affordable duty rates for everyone.
Mbuzi ya munthu, galimotolo watenga loan yoti sazapelekanso nde akupatsa Achimwene ake osasintha ownership nde wapindulapo chani iweyo?
Ministers and MPs are not special people, in fact, the most useless, and corrupt. Look at the ugly faced minister of finance. He is proposing this so that when they lose in July he should take the government car he is using, without paying duty. They should hand over the vehicles for new ministers to use. The government cant continue wasting money on buying new cars for ministers, most of them very useless. They should pay duty just like everyone else.
Uku nde kuganiza mopusa
So one rule for mps and powerful people and another for ordinary people who struggle everyday. So joining politics is a licence to freeloading and enrichment. And to add an insult a president/presidents who have spent years accumulating dubious worth are also entitled to forfeit duty payment for life for anything they import using foreign bank accounts . And you wonder why after 50 yrs the country is still desperately lacking and still reliant on foreign support. Educated fools.
they already do lots of dubious deals.
hahaha
free housing
free electricity
free water
free petrol
free entertainment drinks delivered in their homes on weekly basis
allowances( marko botoman jodo deal on the microphone
free international trips ( those that are not business related .henry mussa visits to see his wife. he just come to the office demand his .. to purchase air ticket)
free school fees for their children abroad
(atupele style)
0%i interest on loans
SO OUR TAXES ARE MAINLY TO CATER FOR PRESIDENT AND MPS.
NO WONDER ITS BECOMING A BUSINESS GROUND.
THOUGH IRREGULARITIES NOTED ON THE VOTES STILL NOONE WANT JUST TO LIVE THE SEATS. AWAITING FROM THE FRAIL ONES ORDER APO BII MA GRATUITY OR 3 MONTHS NOTICE. THE TRAIL GOES ON AND ON.
In developed countries the law is for everyone from top to bottom. You break it you get reprimanded. i read one top man in the govt abroad has broken the lockdown orders and is asked to resign.
WE INDEED ARE SAVAGE NIGAS. LAUGHING STOCK
The cabinet revolted in 1964/65 when Hastings wamuyaya zonse zimener belongs to kamuzu banda tried to impose a 3 shilling tax on any visits to hospitals. Those revolting guys were serious about this country. We would have been somewhere better had kamuzu not gotten rid of them due to his greed. He was the architect of this type of behaviour of treating government and tax pairs money as personal wealth to be shared by greedy politicians. Everyone needs to start paying their way including the president. No special benefits for mp’s. Ministers. Government officials and family members. Malawi is for everyone. Malawi suffers we all suffer.
I bliv the minister is jst testing waters.
How dare this fool minister say that when ministers and MPs have all the benefits at their disposal?
When we say the dpp govt is inconsiderate, this is a typical example.
This is greedy at its best
But , there is God out there
Watch out !!
Aba agula ma truck ambiri
mchacha style
I don’t know if Misheck Msiska is fully aware what he is talking about.
Those CPC were amended for Serval times and what the minister is doing thats good way to go coz It not make sense for someone shld pay duty at the time of disposal of a vehicle which was imported by a minister or mp Whist in office why shld we pay for something which was used here in malawi by our minister or mp
So to me I support the amendment
Wayamba m’sala “goat of ppo* mbuzi yamunthu kkkkkkkk
This is stupid. It the simple Malawian who always suffers. These ministers already comfortable but still trying to find ways to get more money. Taxes must work for everyone no matter your status. Haven’t you held how Trump is being put to task for taxes? Thus in America a very powerful economy, yet leaders including the President of the most nation on earth is questioned for taxes. Stop what you are doing, you have eaten its enough. Now its time for the peaceful exit of government.
Daylight robbery, plain and simple. This is perhaps the best time to gauge the future of our country. Along with APM and his ministers, every MP will get a piece of the action here – make no mistake about this. Hence there will be no opposition to this move. Not from the corrupt DPP regime, and not from the opposition. They’re all in it together to swindle us! The distinction between DPP, UDF, MCP, and UTM is one without a difference. (I will profusely apologize to everyone who will care to listen if Church Mouse Chakwera and SKC will prove me wrong and condemn this wanton act of theft. I know APM won’t). As a nation, we’re truly fucked!! Mxii!
Like seriously…? We should finance MPs duty after sacrificing our vote?. Why would you waive taxes on the well paid posts n penalize a poor Ngozo who is struggling to make ends meet
What??? Che Ma kwiti. Mwati chani?
These guyz need to be booted out very quickly. We labor to pay taxes hefty taxes you stupid fools do not have to pay taxes.
Koma akanganya awa. This is too much. Do they know kuti malawi has a lot of poor people who sleep on empty stomach? This is evil now. Tax payers money is for the benefit of the people not politicians