Learn languages naturally with fresh, real content!

tap to translate recording

Explore By Region

flag Malawi raises taxes and cuts development spending amid revenue shortfalls and donor delays.

flag Malawi’s 2025/26 Mid-Year Budget Review raises taxes on middle- and high-income earners, increases VAT to 17.5%, and introduces new levies, while cutting the development budget to K1.58 trillion amid donor delays and weak revenue collection. flag Despite a higher tax-free threshold, the removal of the 25% Pay As You Earn bracket and a 30% minimum rate increase the burden on average citizens. flag Critics highlight corruption risks, lack of transparency in public official redeployments, and underfunding of key sectors like agriculture and infrastructure, threatening progress toward the Malawi 2063 vision.

3 Articles

Further Reading