Turkey Will Introduce a Crypto Tax
14 Jun, 2024 ● Crypto News
Turkey is set to implement new taxes, including a 0.03% transaction tax on cryptocurrency trading, as part of a major fiscal overhaul.
This initiative aims to address the budget deficit resulting from the 2023 earthquakes and proposes a new approach to regulating financial transactions.
A Bloomberg report highlighted that the proposed transaction tax on crypto trading could significantly bolster the economy in challenging times:
“The ministry is considering a 0.03% transaction tax on crypto trading, which has become popular among retail Turkish investors seeking a hedge against lira weakness and rampant inflation. The move would bring in 3.7 billion liras a year, according to official projections.”
The Turkish government’s tax reform proposals are projected to generate 226 billion liras ($7 billion), approximately 0.7% of the nation’s gross domestic product. The Ministry of Treasury and Finance, under Mehmet Simsek, has prepared legislation for parliamentary review by the end of June.
The 0.03% transaction tax aims to leverage the increasing popularity of crypto trading among Turkish investors looking to protect themselves against inflation and currency devaluation.
These reforms represent the most significant tax changes in Turkey in the last twenty years.
Although the Turkish government had previously denied plans to tax crypto and stock gains, it is now considering specific transaction taxes to ensure thorough financial regulation.
On June 5, Simsek stated that Turkey intended to “leave no area untaxed in order to provide justice and effectiveness in taxation.”
Earlier plans to impose crypto and stock taxes included a suggestion of “very limited” transaction levies.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, which holds a parliamentary majority, is likely to pass the proposed legislation and implement the new 0.03% transaction tax.
However, previous attempts to enact transaction taxes have encountered significant resistance, and similar political contention is expected this time around.
Sources:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/turkey-targets-crypto-with-transaction-tax
