Turkey reveals income from taxation of vehicles, road fees

By Trend

In November 2019, Turkey's income from taxation of vehicles and fees for the use of roads and bridges exceeded 193.4 million Turkish liras ($32.5 million), Turkey’s General Directorate of Highways told Trend.

The income from tax collection for the use of automobile bridges amounted to 40.6 million Turkish liras ($6.8 million), and for use of roads - 152.8 million Turkish liras ($25.6 million).

During this period, over 37.1 million vehicles passed on roads and bridges in the country, a source in the directorate said.

From January through November 2019, Turkey's income from taxation of vehicles and tax collections for the use of roads and bridges amounted to over $1.8 billion Turkish liras ($302.6 million), the source said.

(1 USD = 5. 9477 TRY on Dec. 28)