BİM paid more than 60 million TL of bag tax

CFO of BİM, one of the largest employment providers in the market sector, Haluk Dortluoğlu stated that the bag tax collected in 2019 is 220 million TL. He emphasized that BİM alone paid 66 million TL.

BİM, which has renewed most of its stores by making radical changes in recent years, is the biggest player in Turkey’s market sector with its more than 6 thousand branches.. Haluk Dortluoğlu is the name that manages the financial affairs of such a huge company.. Dortluoğlu, CFO of BİM, made flash statements in the Bloomberg publication and said that 30 percent of the bag tax collected in 2019 was paid by BİM.. This corresponds to approximately 66 million TL. This payment may seem low when looking at the annual turnover of BİM, which continues its activities in the country and abroad.. However, considering that it is in competition with markets such as Migros, Carrefour, A101 and ŞOK, it cannot be denied.. On the other hand, the bag tax of 66 million TL paid by BİM is almost equal to the annual turnover of a grocery chain with 10-15 stores in the sector.

Is there a leak in the system?

There is also Nejat Özonay who draws attention with her economic comments on Twitter. Drawing attention to the bag tax paid by BİM, “Looking at the percentage of BİM, Is there a leak in the system in small markets?” made a statement.

Necret Özonay’s tweet:

220 million TL bag tax was collected in 2019, 30% of which was paid by BİM alone.

Bim may have a large number of stores, but don’t high-end markets like Migros and Carrefour sell more bags? There is A101..

Looking at the percentage of Bim, Is there a leak in the system in small markets?

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