The Central Bank reported that the adjustment in examination participation fee reduced February inflation by 0.29 points. The analysis indicated that the slowdown in inflation stemmed from the decrease in the main trend.

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) evaluated the impact of adjustments in examination participation fee on inflation. The analysis titled “Implications of the Tariff Amendment in Health Application Communiqué on the CPI”, prepared by assistant economists Merve Çapan and Orhun Özel, and specialist assistant Hakkı Yılmaz at CBRT, was published on the bank’s blog page, Merkezin Güncesi. The analysis revealed that with the regulation in the Social Security Institution Health Application Communiqué (SUT) on January 25, 2025, the examination participation fee in public health service providers increased from an average of 6.50 TL to 30 TL, while the examination fee in private health service providers was raised from 15 TL to 50 TL. Furthermore, on February 23, 2025, another regulation was implemented in the Communiqué, effective from January 15, reducing the examination participation fee to an average of 10 TL. HEALTH REGULATION AFFECTED TWO ITEMS The analysis highlighted that the changes made in the SUT affected two items in the health group under the Consumer Price Index (CPI) – examination…