Women’s rights activists along with supporters of UK’s departure from the EU widely praised the move. The rate of value-added-tax on menstrual products cannot be reduced below 5% under the EU law as they are deemed to be luxury items rather than essentials.
LONDON DAILY ARCHIVE
’Tampon tax’ ditched by Britain as Brexit get under way
The so-called ’tampon tax’ has been ditched by UK as it became the latest country to eliminate sales tax on women’s sanitary products.
02 January 2021 · 21:10 UTC
