The number of people who will receive bonuses during the holidays this year has been announced.

13.03.2025 13:14

It was decided that retirees would receive four thousand lira for each of the Ramadan and Sacrifice Festivals in 2025. In the impact analysis of the legislative amendment made in the TBMM Planning and Budget Commission, it was reported that the total bonuses would be paid to 15 million 500 thousand people.

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In the TBMM Planning and Budget Commission, an impact analysis was conducted on the bill aimed at increasing the holiday bonus for retirees to 4,000 lira and making amendments to the Youth and Sports Services Law and some other laws regarding birth assistance regulations.

PAYMENT OF 365.33 LIRA TO ATHLETES

The Ministry of Youth and Sports is training 8,000 athletes in Olympic and Paralympic sports to prepare for the summer and winter Olympic Games. In 2022, the Ministry made a payment of 81 million 208 thousand 278.09 lira, for 2023, 218 million 892 thousand 405.24 lira, for 2024, 406 million 419 thousand 201.78 lira, and in January of this year, 46 million 58 thousand 365.33 lira as athlete allowances, not exceeding the net amount of the minimum wage.

The proposal introduces a method for announcing the general assembly meeting call of the independent accountant financial advisory and sworn financial advisory chambers on the official website of the chamber and ends the practice of sending it to members via registered mail. Considering that there are currently 134,336 professionals registered with the chambers and that the cost of registered mail for an A4 paper is 100 lira, it is estimated that the regulation will reduce the postal cost of the chambers by 13 million 433 thousand 600 lira, excluding labor and time costs and stationery expenses.

RETIREMENT HOLIDAY BONUS

With the bill, the salary and retirement pension of the president are standardized, similar to those of members of parliament and ministers. The president's salary and retirement pension will be restructured based on 5% more than the salary and retirement pension of the TBMM president. The total annual cost of the regulation, including retirement pensions, is estimated to be approximately 670 thousand lira, with an estimated cost of about 450 thousand lira for 8 months in 2025.

BONUSES RAISED TO 4,000 LIRA

With the article added to the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law on May 11, 2018, a regulation was made for the Social Security Institution to pay a holiday bonus of 1,000 lira during Ramadan and Sacrifice Feast to those receiving income and monthly payments. Finally, the holiday bonus, which was raised to 3,000 lira on March 2, 2024, will be paid as 4,000 lira during Ramadan and Sacrifice Feast with the enactment of the bill. It is estimated that the 1,000 lira increase in the holiday bonus will create an additional cost of 28.4 billion lira in the 2025 budget.

BONUSES TO BE PAID TO 15.5 MILLION PEOPLE

Since payments will be made from a single file that allows for the maximum payment to those receiving monthly and/or income from multiple files, the number of people to receive the bonus is estimated to be 15.5 million. The proposal states that foreign-registered vehicles that pass through tolls without paying will have their toll fees and any penalties collected at customs gates before leaving the country. It is estimated that approximately 5 million dollars in revenue will be generated annually, as 60% of the amount obtained will be recorded as revenue for the general budget as a service fee.

DHMİ PERFORMANCE BONUS TO BE PAID

A change is being made in the regulation regarding the payment of performance bonuses to the personnel of the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ). Accordingly, the amount found by multiplying the number of departing aircraft traffic at civil airports in Turkey by 40% of the civil servant salary coefficient will be paid as a performance bonus. With the regulation, approximately 4 billion 508 million 860 thousand 637 lira in additional payment will be received from the European Air Navigation Safety Organization (Eurocontrol) for the 12,007 personnel working at DHMİ, which will not create a financial burden on the country’s budget.

STATE TO MAKE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT OF 111.4 BILLION LIRA FOR NEWBORNS

With the amendment made to the Decree Law on Certain Regulations in the Field of Social Services, birth assistance will be provided for live-born children until they reach the age of 5, provided that applications are made after January 1, 2025, and that they reside in Turkey. A projection was prepared based on a 5-year cost analysis due to the Birth Assistance Program becoming a regular assistance program, and calculations were made based on birth statistics obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute.

Accordingly, it is projected that the assistance budget will reach 22.8 billion lira in the first year, 45.7 billion lira in the second year, 67.6 billion lira in the third year, 89.5 billion lira in the fourth year, and 111.4 billion lira in the fifth year. Considering that the budget for the currently implemented program is 211 million lira for 2024, it is estimated that the additional cost in the first year will be approximately 22.6 billion lira.