Turkey reduced the VAT rate on basic food products from 8 percent to 1 percent. With this step, Turkish President Erdogan wants to compensate for the high inflation in the country.
Erdogan said that the reduction is also intended to simplify the VAT system.
Source:
- nu.nl (Dutch)
- Resmigazete (in Turkish)
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