textile manufacturers need support from Turkish government to sustain them, opined Aynur Bektas, Chairwoman of Turkish Clothing Manufacturers Association (TGSD). The ready-wear clothing segment, said Bektas, has been most hit with the cheap imports. Commenting on government’s support, Bektas said that it gives help in teaspoon and takes back revenues
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| in ladle measure. She also urged government to cut tax rate to 15 %, lower energy input prices by 50 percent and also lower civil service employment by 50 percent. The association also asked for special Exim policy under which value-added tax should be reduced to 8 percent. Bektas requested banks to finance textile companies to satisfy their capital requirement, without which industry could not continue for long. 
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