Financial incentives implemented in Turkey during the COVID-19 virus outbreak; Comparison with UK, Canada and Australia

Within the scope of combating the economic effects of COVID-19 virus outbreak what are the similar and different aspects with regard to implemented financial incentives in the Turkey and UK, Canada and Australia? question poses the problem of this research. The economies of all countries have been shaken by the Covid-19 virus epidemic, international trade has come to a halt due to the closing of the borders, and it has been inevitable for many companies to experience victimization due to the negative effects of both domestic and international trade. At this point, many countries have announced financial incentive packages to support businesses until the outbreak ends and the economic crisis is overcome. In this study, the financial incentive packages announced by Turkey and England, Canada and Australia are compared and their similarities and differences are revealed. One of the most important differences between the financial incentive packages as a result of the comparison is that while grant-oriented financial incentive packages were announced in England, Canada and Australia, credit-oriented financial incentive packages were announced in Turkey.