While car prices in our country continue to rise, a large part of current prices consists of taxes.  Mainly Special Consumption Tax (SCT)places a great burden on those who want to buy a car.
Well, European countries abroad and various in other countries How much tax do people who want to buy a new car pay?  In this content, we will take a closer look at the taxes levied on cars in some countries.
First, let’s take a look at the taxes collected on cars in Turkey:

- SCT:
- duty free price
- Tax free price 120-150 thousand TL: 50%
- Tax-free price 150-175 thousand TL: 60%
- Tax free price 175-200 thousand TL: 70%
- Tax-free price above 200 thousand TL: 80%
 
- VAT: 18%
Taxes on cars in other countries (combustion engine, passenger car):
| Country | VAT | Other | 
| Austria | 20% | Minimum 16%, maximum 32% tax based on CO2 emissions | 
| Germany | 19% | Registration fee (26.30 euros) | 
| France | 20% | Registration fee (varies per region, minimum 27 euros, maximum 51.20 euros) + variable fee per CO2/g (0 euros for 127g and lower, 40 thousand euros for 224g and higher) | 
| Holland | 21% | CO2 emissions tax (1 euro for 1-84g, 448 euro for 169 and above) | 
| Greece | 24% | Minimum 4% (14 thousand euros and lower), maximum 30% (30 thousand euros) registration tax + minimum 0.95% (130g/km), maximum 2% (325g/km and higher) on the net sales price) CO2 tax | 
| Denmark | 25% | Minimum 25% (up to DKK 65,800), maximum 150% (DKK 204,600 and above) on the net selling price | 
| Luxembourg | 17% | 50 euro registration stamp | 
| Romania | 19% | 40 Romanian Leu (8.10 euros) entry fee | 
| Spain | 21% | Based on CO2 emissions up to 14.75% (200 g/km and more) | 
| Sweden | 25% | No additional registration costs. | 
| Chinese | 16% | 15% customs duty, 1%-40% consumption tax depending on engine power | 
| South Korea | 10% | Consumption tax 5% + Consumption tax 30% + 7% purchase tax + government bonds (exempted below 1000 cc, 9% up to 1600, 20% above 2000 cc) | 
| United Kingdom | 20% | No additional taxes. | 
| United States | determined by the state government local next to tax
 tax is applied,
 some states have no sales tax at all.
 e.g. 9% in New York
 (4% state tax + 5% local tax)
 | Registration Fee (varies by state, $2,210 total for California) | 
- Source: European Automobile Manufacturers Association