Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) has described the Electronic Invoicing System (EIS), launched by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), as a system that should be embraced within the country’s economy and revenue generation efforts.
According to MRA, the EIS is designed to issue electronic tax invoices, manage stock records, and transmit transaction data to the authority in real time to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Executive Director for the network, Bertha Lipipa, told #MBCDigital that the system will help curb corruption and enhance tax compliance.
Lipipa said failure to embrace the system promptly could pose serious challenges for a struggling economy like Malawi’s.
She warned that this could lead to a decline in government revenue, which in the long run may force the government to increase borrowing, thereby worsening the country’s debt levels.
Lipipa stressed that boycotting the system is tantamount to economic sabotage by traders, noting that the EIS was introduced to enhance value-added tax collection efficiency.
“There are several institutions that use the same system, including the Reserve Bank of Malawi and the Ministry of Trade, to see if the simplified trade regime is increasing exports. In fact, this system was supposed to be introduced a long time ago,” she said.
However, Lipipa observed that the rollout lacked adequate awareness and has since called on MRA to continue engaging traders to promote understanding and compliance.
On 1 May 2026, MRA rolled out the EIS, replacing electronic fiscal devices introduced in 2014.
