The effects of possible changes in taxes on fuel on the behavior of automobile users: The case of Sakarya province

Fuel, which is very important economically today, is a consumption good used especially by motor vehicle users in their daily life. Although the reasons for taxing the consumption of fuel products vary according to the policies of the countries, these taxes are brought to the agenda for financial and non-financial purposes. While taxes on fuel are an important source of income for the state, it is also a tool that can affect the decisions of consumers. With this study, it is aimed to indicate the importance of petroleum products in our country, to emphasize the share of taxes on fuel consumption in the budget, and to determine the attitudes and perceptions of automobile users in the face of tax-driven increases and decreases in fuel products. In the empirical part of the study, a survey was conducted with 400 people residing in Sakarya province and having a motor vehicle. Turkey fuel production and consumption in the first part of the study is explained by considering the tax on fuel products means of graphics. In the second part, the share of fuel taxes in the budget and tax revenues is shown with the help of tables and the examples from other countries are compared with OECD countries. In the third and last part, the attitudes, perceptions and views of automobile users towards fuel taxes were evaluated through empirical practice.