Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has planned in a series of meetings with chiefs in Mangochi, aimed at sensitisation on the importance of paying taxes and dangers of smuggling of goods.

Mangochi, which contributes about K116 million in customs and domestic tax to the tax buffer every month, has all along been regarded as a tax haven as most vehicle owners do not pay duty and most of the goods are smuggled, resulting in their prices being lower than the actual market value.

The development follows campaign against sugar smuggling, for key business and trading centres along the border with Mozambique and Zambia. Speaking at Edingeni trading centre in Mzimba, MRA Media Specialist, Wadza Otomani informed the huge crowd that MRA had observed that there were some few unscrupulous individuals who were illegally importing sugar into the country.