TURKEY-ISTANBUL-INFLATION

TURKEY-ISTANBUL-INFLATION

(220213) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2022 shows people selling Turkish kebab at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey announced on Saturday new economic measures to ease the burden of Turkish citizens against the skyrocketing cost of living amid high inflation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an economic meeting in Istanbul via videoconference that in line with the new decisions, the 8 percent value-added tax (VAT) on basic food products was reduced to 1 percent. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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