04.02.2017 Ankara
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu issued a statement regarding tax reductions.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated
the following statements:
“We, on behalf of the
Turkish private sector, thank Mr. Naci Ağbal, our Minister of Finance, for the
tax deductions he disclosed in order to ensure a revitalization in the markets.
These reductions, which TOBB as well as our chambers and commodity exchanges
have expressed have advocated for, have been very satisfactory with our
business world.
We expect special
consumption tax and VAT reductions applied to home appliances and furniture
sectors to trigger demand for durable consumption goods which have been prevented
for a long time ago. In addition, the removal of stamp tax on property sales
will ensure that a problematic tax practice we have been talking about in the
construction and real estate sectors will be relegated to the pages of history.
The preparation of
the tax reduction of 5 points for those who regularly pay their taxes declared
by our Finance Minister today is also a development that our business world has
been waiting in hope for years. We would like to express our gratitude in this
regard and once again thank our Government on behalf of the Turkish private sector
for all these reductions.”