06.06.2020 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the Presidents of Chambers and Exchanges in Uşak Provinces and Districts during a video conference.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
said that in this difficult period, Chambers and Exchanges have a greater duty
and responsibility, and that they communicate the problems in the field as
quickly as possible, taking on the role of bridge between the business world
and the government.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
explained that, as TOBB, they are in constant consultation with the Chambers
and Exchanges in 81 provinces, “We worked with my brother Suat Selim Kandemir,
who is a colleague at TOBB. Every day, we have gathered your problems and
proposals. Then we talked to the Ministers one-on-one and made attempts to
resolve them. First, in March, when the outbreak began, we presented a 70-point
set of proposals to our President. A lot of them have come to life, and they
continue to pass. Tax and SSI payments in various sectors have been postponed.
The scope of the short work allowance has been expanded, making work faster.
Various loan packages for our companies have been implemented.”
Noting
that finally, Breath Credits have been implemented with Denizbank, Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “7.5% interest, no payments in 2020, payments start in 2021.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
said that they continue to convey the problems and proposals they have
consulted on, “We are in contact with our members without breaks and continue
to note difficulties and suggestions. I am also proud to see that you are
working with this vision and continuing to serve our members. Thanks to all my
presidents, they're working hard. They keep the pulse of our members, they interpret
them, they make suggestions and pass them on to us. Today, we will convey every
topic you will convey to the relevant ministers. Thus, we will solve the
problems of our members, our community, a little bit and relieve them.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
reminded that the restrictions have started being lifted at the beginning of
the week, “But remember, the epidemic is not over yet, we have just reduced the
spread. Now a new process begins. In many sectors, we will have to work with
half capacity for a while.”