a. Minimum wage

The decision of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission related to the minimum wage amount applicable in 2017 has been published in the Official Gazette dated 30 December 2016 and numbered 29934.

Income Tax Exempted Food Allowance

Meal allowance tax exemption amount that is applied as of 1^st January 2017 was announced in 296 serial numbered Income Tax General Communique on 27.12.2016 with Official Gazette. According to this announcement, meal allowance, which is provided by the employer outside of the workplace and workplace outbuildings as defined in the Income Tax Law's 23^rd Articles, exemption amount is defined as 14.00 TL for 2017.

Ministry of Customs and Trade has declared a revision on company establishment procedures to fasten the establishment processes since preparing the necessary documents regarding the establishment process requires great amount of time and creates great costs. With the announcement being made on December 12, 2016 on the Official Gazette, the amendment made by the Ministry of Customs and Trade has gone in effect.

The Law on Amendments to the Public Fiscal Administration and Control numbered 6761 and other regarding regulations have come in force upon its publication in the Official Gazette numbered 259898 issued on November 24, 2016.

As stated in the Article 8 of the 6761 numbered Law and the term “6.5 times” mentioned in the Article 82 of the Law no. 5510 on Social Insurances and General Health Insurance Law no 5510 (enacted on May 31, .2016) has been re-evaluated and changed to “7.5 times”.