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Kalyon Holding denied the claim that the 9 billion lira tax debt was canceled due to the tender for the construction of a railway.
CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to Kalyon Holding ‘Bandırma, Bursa, Yenişehir, Osmaneli high-level railway construction’He claimed that a tax exemption of more than 9 billion lira was granted, which corresponds to the company’s bid price.
The CHP leader also mentioned the document published in the Official Gazette on October 9 at today’s group meeting, where he made the claim.
(You can watch the relevant part of the CHP leader’s speech in the video below.)
The Ministry of Commerce document published in the corresponding edition of the Official Gazette included information on exemptions from taxes, duties and fees in September. Kalyon Construction Company was ranked 81st in the list of 128 companies in total. However, no information was provided to which company was granted which exception.
The lie came
In Kalyon Holding’s written statement, it was stated that the tender was open to international companies, and it was noted that the company won the tender with the best price.
The statement included the following statements: “In related news reflected in the press ‘Bandırma, Bursa, Yenişehir, Osmaneli high-level railway construction’ The full value of the contract has been transferred as a tax exemption rate. This exemption does not provide any exemption other than the stamp tax and the decision stamp fee of the contract entered into with the institution. No. 2017/4 tax legislation in accordance with all international bids with the participation of international companies, the exemption of duties by the Republic of Turkey won the bidding document is available to all companies.
The document of September 16, 2020 and number 664 issued by the Ministry of Commerce only grants exemption from the contract stamp tax and decision stamp tax; It does not grant any exemption rights for taxes collected on income, such as corporation tax, income tax, or withholding tax. Republic of Turkey, obtaining contracts in such projects for stamp and stamp rights of the decision entitles all companies to exemption. According to the September 2020 list published in the Official Gazette dated October 9, 2020; In September alone, a total of 128 exemption certificates were awarded to many different projects and companies from the health sector to tourism.
