Location tax statement from the Ministry of Environment
In the omnibus bill adopted by the Parliament, it was stated that changes were made to the Law on Geographic Information Systems and Amendments to Certain Laws. According to the regulation, it was stated that commercial enterprises and those who share location on the internet or phone applications would pay a permit fee. It was emphasized that businesses that did not pay the permit fee would be fined.
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change announced that the news titled “Location Tax on Tradesmen” published in some media and media today does not reflect the truth. In the statement made by the Ministry, it was stated that the “Law No. 7221 on Amending Geographic Information Systems and Certain Laws”; It was underlined that it does not include tradesmen, but real and private law legal entities that generate income by producing the geographical data included in the National Geographic Data Responsibility Matrix.
DOES NOT COVER TRADESMEN
In the statement, it was emphasized that the information that a tax would be collected from tradesmen who share their location was absolutely not true, and the following statements were made: Today, an obligation has arisen to explain the news titled “Location Tax on Tradesmen” in some media organs. The law in question covers real and private law legal entities that generate income by producing geographical data included in the National Geographic Data Responsibility Matrix, and does not concern tradesmen who share their locations through social media accounts. Therefore, the information that tax will be collected from tradesmen who share their location is absolutely not true.