TAMPON TAX ENDS.PERIOD

Published date01 January 2021
Date01 January 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak committed to ending the tariff in the March Budget last year.

EU law prevents member states from reducing the VAT rate below 5%, which meant the period products were not classed as essential items. But the zero-rate VAT on women's products can start today, as Britain has left the EU.

Mr Sunak said: "I'm proud that we are today delivering on our promise to scrap the tampon tax. Sanitary products are essential, so it's right that we do not charge VAT."

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