Turkey Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcýklýoðlu attended the Eastern and South eastern Anatolia Region consultation meeting and held consultations with the Chamber and Exchange Presidents. Hisarcýklýoðlu stated in his speech here that the heads of chambers and exchanges were the voice of the business world in the region and conveyed their troubles during the epidemic. Stating that they submitted the proposal set of 70 articles to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in March after the consultations, Hisarcýklýoðlu emphasized that most of them have been implemented and continue to be implemented and. Here, the last VAT rate in the education sector has been reduced. The period of benefiting from the short work allowance has been extended to 31 October. A new district-based structuring was initiated in the investment incentive system” said Hisarcýklýoðlu.
Touching on the issues they follow up TOBB president said '' Maturity opportunities should be introduced for tax SSI (social security institution) payments. Pending receivables in the public sector (primarily to the medical sector) should be paid (in cash or bonds). Short work allowance implementation should continue until the end of 2020. YEKDEM costs should be reduced. GEKAP related loads should be reduced / the application should be postponed to 2021.It should be ensured that COVID-19 is not covered by a work accident. Articles against the agencies in the Insurance Agents Regulation should be changed. There are practices in the market that distort public competition, and these should be stopped. Precautions should be taken against the high prices of inputs used in agricultural production. "
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