Tampon tax || Tampon tax abolished by UK Government- Sanitary pad will no longer attract 5% tax
Channel: Right to Educate
Date: 2021-01-11

Tampon tax abolished by UK Government- Sanitary pad will no longer attract 5% tax. It now joins the list of countries which have already eliminated this tax, which includes India, Australia and Canada. Until December 31, the UK was a part of the EU, where period products such as sanitary napkins and tampons are classified as non-essential, and member states are required to levy a 5 per cent tax on them.

Now that the UK is out of the 27-member bloc, it is not bound by its directives, under which sanitary products had been subjected to five different VAT rates since 1973– with the lowest 5 per cent slab being applicable since 2001.