The Turkish government aims to triple investments in research and development. The Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, announced that the goal consists of increasing investments in this sector from 1 to 3 percent of the GDP. R&D is promoted by several incentives, with financial aid, tax allowances and welfare bonus schemes in the design and research fields to meet the goals set for 2023. The minimum number of employees required to benefit from incentives will go down from 30 to 15 and the state administration will contribute to cover some of the salaries of R&D staff. The firms involved will benefit from tax-easing schemes in terms of revenue, witholding taxes and stamp duties. Fifty percent of the cost for purchasing machines and equipment will be covered by state funds. The ceiling for supporting the firms in the IT sector will rise from 100,000 to 500,000 Turkish lira.