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Tax to be lifted on sanitary products ??
BobQ
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They are certainly not a 'luxury item'!This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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I'm unclear as to why there was EVER a tax on sanitary products. Was it an EU ruling?0
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No, I think there has always been a tax on sanitary products, including pads.0
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We pay 5% at present, (the rate was 17.5% from 1973 until 2000. I was surprised to read that most European countries place sanitary products in the 20% tax band.0
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It may be trumpeted as a win, but if it still means we have to move something out of the zero% into the 20% bracket, it's just politics.0
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DigForVictory wrote: »It may be trumpeted as a win, but if it still means we have to move something out of the zero% into the 20% bracket, it's just politics.
True, but VAT is for 'luxury items' which feminine hygiene products certainly are not, and it's bizarre that they were ever classified as such.sealed pot challenge 9 #0040
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