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Created Date: October 31, 2024 04:00
The annual program expressing the 2025 route of the economy was published in the Official Gazette. The program included many details, from pension raises to the automobile plan to be used in the public sector. Accordingly, civil servants and retired civil servants will receive a raise of 6 percent in January 2025 and 5 percent in July 2025, plus the inflation difference will also be given.
The annual program, which determines the priorities of the TURKISH economy for 2025, was published in the Official Gazette at midnight. According to the program, retired civil servants will be given a 6 percent raise plus the inflation difference in January 2025. In addition, 2,250 domestic electric cars will be supplied with the protocol signed between DMO (State Supply Office) and TOGG. Payments to be made for public private partnership projects were also included in the program in detail.
INFLATION DIFFERENCE WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION
The 2025 program also included an increase in pensions. According to the provisions of the collective agreement regarding the pensions of civil servants and civil servants; In the program, which stated that it would be increased by 6 percent in January and 5 percent in July of 2025, and inflation differences would also be added, it was stated that “The effect of the differences that may occur depending on the inflation forecast has been taken into account.”
RETIREMENT SALARY WILL INCREASE COMPARED TO THE PAST 6 MONTHS
In this context, it was stated that total personnel expenditures were determined as 3 trillion 937 billion liras, and its ratio to national income was predicted to be 6.4 percent, decreasing by 0.4 points compared to the previous year.
According to the program, the pensions of retired people who are paid or self-employed (SSK-Bağkur) will also be increased in January and July 2025, according to the inflation realizations of the previous six months.
104.6 BILLION LIRA TO CITY HOSPITALS
In order to cover the current expenses of city hospitals completed with the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in 2025, 37.4 billion lira will be spent on goods and service purchase expenses, and 67.2 billion lira will be spent on capital expenses for building use and mandatory services. Thus, the budget allocated to city hospitals will be 104.6 billion TL. 97.6 billion liras will be allocated for demand guarantees provided within the scope of transportation projects completed within the framework of the PPP model.
BED REDUCTIONS WILL BE SIMPLIFIED
According to the program, deductions made in BES will be simplified and reduced. Practices will be implemented to encourage students under the age of 25 enrolled in higher education institutions to participate in BES and stay in the system. A complementary retirement system will be established, in which the Automatic Enrollment System (OKS) will be transformed into a second-stage retirement system that includes employer contribution.
ALTERNATIVE PRICE DETERMINATION METHOD
Under the heading of inflation and monetary policy, a message was given that the indexation of prices to past inflation will be abandoned, taking into account financial discipline. In this context, studies will be carried out on alternative price determination methods to reduce inertia in determining managed and directed prices.
2 BİN 250 TOGG DMO’YA
The use of public vehicles will be systematically reviewed within the framework of needs analysis, and will be met by temporary allocation or by transferring surplus vehicles. Within the scope of the protocol signed between DMO and TOGG, a total of 2,250 domestic electric cars will be supplied, 750 of which are C-SUVs and 1,500 of which are C-Sedan Models.
Source: bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr
