Minister Pekcan's statement made the shopkeepers hopeful! Support for tradesmen is on the way

Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan made a statement that will pour water into the hearts of tradesmen recently. Pekcan announced that they are preparing new good news to support the tradesmen who are experiencing difficult times due to the epidemic. Making evaluations on the subject, KONESOB President Muharrem Karabacak stated that they conveyed the demands of the tradesmen to Minister Pekcan and explained what should be in the package.

Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan, in his statement recently, stated that they are working on issues such as not getting rent from canteens in the new support package, and providing cash support to all tradesmen during the pandemic. KONESOB President Muharrem Karabacak, stating that tradesmen and craftsmen have had difficult times after the pandemic restrictions initiated as of November 20, and that they are continuing the necessary work in this regard, "As a result of our meetings, our Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan's announcement that they are preparing new good news to support our tradesmen made us hope." said.

SUPPORT FOR TRADESMEN IS ON THE WAY

Speaking at the 2021 budget negotiations at the TBMM Plan and Budget Commission, Minister Pekcan said, "It is planned to create a fund and support the tradesmen who are closed. Second, the canteens in the schools affiliated to the National Education are also closed, at least it is thought that the state schools will not be rented and the insurance of the employees will continue. The third one focuses on providing cash support during the pandemic to cover all tradesmen. Probably this will be from the budget. It is planned to determine the amount of support for rent, electricity, water and natural gas payments according to the volume of the grant facility, the number of workers, and its fully closed and semi-closed status. Electricity, water, tax and insurance debts will be supported by making sectoral distinctions. The amount of support will increase according to the employment status. It is planned to create a pool from both the EU project and also from other sectors ”.

'TRADER IS DIFFICULT'

Making a statement to our newspaper Yeni Haber on the subject, KONESOB President Muharrem Karabacak said that they conveyed the expectations of the tradesmen to Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan, AK Party Deputy Chairman Leyla Şahin Usta, Deputies, Tradesmen and Craftsmen, General Manager of Cooperatives Necmettin Erkan and bureaucrats. Karabacak also said: “Our school services, canteens, stationeries, coffee house operator tradesmen, cafes, internet cafes and wedding halls, restaurants, restaurants whose services are restricted only to takeaway service, Our businesses such as patisseries and cafes have had a difficult process and unfortunately they continue to live due to the epidemic. "

WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE PACKAGE OF THE TRADERS?

Referring to the things that should be urgent in the shopkeepers package, Karabacak said, “The monthly cash aid, which is essential in the shopkeepers package, as well as the grant support, the postponement of all the due loans and payments, the rent support, the payment of the Bağ-Kur premiums of our tradesmen by our state, the tax exemption, We have submitted our file, which includes issues such as meeting energy costs, service transportation and MTV exemption for vehicles in the Nace code, to our Government officials. Our Minister of Trade, Mr. Ruhsar Pekcan, who is not indifferent to the initiatives we have made, ‘We will soon announce that they have started a new work for our tradesmen who have been in a difficult situation with coronavirus measures. We are also aware that tradesmen are victims. We contacted global companies other than public resources. What kind of support can we give, we are working on it. In the new support package, we are working on issues such as not getting rent from canteens, providing cash support to all tradesmen during the pandemic, "he said. Karabacak said, "We would like to thank our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, our Minister, and our AK Party Deputy Chairman and Konya Deputy Leyla Şahin Usta, our Deputies and our General Manager of Tradesmen and Craftsmen Cooperatives, Mr. Necmettin Erkan" he concluded his words.

SÜMEYRA KENESARI / YENİ HABER