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Tax to be lifted on sanitary products ??

BobQ
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edited 17 March 2016 at 4:52PM in Health & beauty MoneySaving
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35834142
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  • System
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    They are certainly not a 'luxury item'!
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  • Jenwales_2
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    About time
  • Dill
    Dill Posts: 1,743 Forumite
    I'm unclear as to why there was EVER a tax on sanitary products. Was it an EU ruling?
  • donnac2558
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    No, I think there has always been a tax on sanitary products, including pads.
  • beecher2
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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.
  • DigForVictory
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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.
  • ravilious_fan
    ravilious_fan Posts: 255 Forumite
    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.
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