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What’s Waiting Turkey Budget




Negotiations for higher salary were concluded between the government and the public sector. The government offered 4%+4% for 2020 and 3%+3% for 2021. The public sector wanted total 20% rise. They could not deal and went to arbitration. The government’s offer was accepted by arbitration.  Already, government's members constitute a big part  of arbitration. The public sector is not satisfied about the decision but the decision is absolute.
Why this happened. If we look deeper we will see the problems. Let’s find out.
Turkey's budget deficit has been incredibly increasing in the last years. In 2008, the budget deficit was 72.6 billion Turkish Lira (14.8 billion dollars). The budget deficit to GDP was 1.9%. Now, just in the first seven months of 2019; the budget deficit is 68.7 billion Turkish Lira (12.3 billion dollars). These are huge numbers for Turkey that already has international trade deficit.
However, the point problem was caused by the government's hand with populist policies. Turkish population number was 66 million in 2002 and it has became 82 million in 2019. The population number has increased 24%. On the other hand, public officer's number  was 2.155 million in 2002 and it has became 3.200 million in 2019. Public officer number has increased 50%. To sum up, while the population increased 24%, public officer number increased 50%
Mistakes which has made affect the budget expense. Expense of public officers  was 18% in the budget expense at 2002 . When we look at the budget expense in 2019 this ration increased  25.7%
So, the government faces two big problem. Public officer number was expanded and public officer's expenses cause big part of the government budget expense. If the government cannot solve these problems, we will face bad budgets in the next years. 
                                        THE WORST IS YET TO COME

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