There is a big increase in mobile phones, effective from tomorrow. With the surveillance application introduced by the Ministry of Commerce, mobile phone prices will increase by at least 20%.
Mobile phone prices are on a constant upward trend as they depend on foreign currency. In addition, with the mobile phone surveillance application, which was started to be implemented by the Ministry of Commerce, an additional tax of 350 USD was imposed on imported products.
Cell phone prices increase by $350
Cumhuriyet NewspaperAccording to the information in; The surveillance application decision published in the Official Gazette last month comes into force as of 28 March.
While the surveillance application brings a new $350 addition to the price of the mobile phone, the prices rise to very high levels even for entry-level phones, with other taxes such as SCT, VAT, Bondrol fee. Finally, after all taxes are added, an additional tax is added with 18% VAT added on it.
Considering all these, the price of the cheapest smart phone sold in our country will be based on the limit of 10 thousand liras.
This decision covers mobile phones offered for sale in our country as imported. At this point, the surveillance practice, which is seen as a move to increase domestic production, is like a move that will force companies to open a production facility in Turkey.