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'Tampon tax' set to be abolished in Wednesday's Budget - MSE News

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edited 9 March 2020 at 12:17PM in Health & beauty MoneySaving
The ‘tampon tax’ is set to be abolished in Wednesday’s Budget – with a zero rate of VAT applying to women’s sanitary products from 2021...

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'Tampon tax' set to be abolished in Wednesday's Budget

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  • Paul_Herring
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    The Treasury estimates the move [removal of 5% VAT] will save the average woman nearly £40 over her lifetime, with a cut of 7p on a pack of 20 tampons and 5p on 12 pads.
    Really pushing the boat out on this one ain't he?
    Next up - 'razor tax' of 20% VAT to be abolished? I'm sure it'll be shorter than a lifetime before that saves £40; the VAT on these alone is over £50:




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