Special Consumption Tax Rates Updated for Fuel Products (Decision No. 10995)
- Turkey’s Revenue Administration updated the SCT annex to Presidential Decision No. 10995, covering unleaded petrol (95/98), diesel, LPG, propane and butane, under the reinstated fuel price stabilisation mechanism (“eşel mobil”). [vatupdate.com], [kpmg.com]
- The mechanism absorbs around 75% of refinery price movements driven by international oil prices or FX swings, based on prices in force on 2 March 2026, with SCT increases from falling prices capped at the base-date level. [vatupdate.com]
- Successive revisions took effect on 5–6 March, 11 March and 11 April 2026, amid rising Gulf-region geopolitical tensions that widened refinery margins and pushed up global oil prices. [regfollower.com], [regfollower.com]
Article: Presidential Decision No. 10995 (issued 25 March 2026, some sources cite 4 March) reintroduced Turkey’s sliding-scale SCT mechanism to shield pump prices from volatility. Per-litre/kg amounts cover unleaded 95/98 (including E10), low-sulphur diesel, and liquefied/gaseous LPG, propane and butane, and the mechanism ceases once the base level is restored. Sources: KPMG TaxNewsFlash, Regfollower.
SCT Rates Updated for Fuel Products (Decision No. 10995)
- Turkey’s Revenue Administration updated the SCT annex to Presidential Decision No. 10995 for petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, LPG, propane, butane). [vatupdate.com]
- The mechanism (eşel mobil) absorbs ~75% of refinery price movements driven by oil prices or FX. [kpmg.com]
- New rates for unleaded 95/98, diesel and LPG apply from March–April 2026, with subsequent revisions per Bloomberg Tax July 1 update. [regfollower.com], [regfollower.com]
Extended article
Presidential Decision No. 10995, issued 25 March 2026, reintroduced Turkey’s fuel price stabilisation mechanism (“eşel mobil sistemi”) on Special Consumption Tax (SCT) for certain petroleum products. Under the mechanism, SCT amounts are adjusted to absorb about 75% of refinery price changes caused by global oil prices or FX movements, based on prices in force on 2 March 2026. Any SCT increase triggered by falling prices is capped at the base‑date level, and the mechanism ceases once that level is restored. The updated per‑litre/kg SCT amounts cover unleaded petrol 95/98 (incl. E10), diesel with sulphur ≤0.001%, propane, butane, LPG and gaseous propane/butane, with successive revisions effective on 5–6 March, 11 March and 11 April 2026. [kpmg.com] [regfollower.com], [regfollower.com], [vatupdate.com]
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