Rejected petition Scrap the 5p bag charge on sanitary items.

Why should women pay a fortune for sanitary items, VAT on them and now have to pay an additional 5p when 'caught out'? Let us walk back to our cars/offices/homes with them tucked inside a free carrier bag for discreetness.

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Date submitted 9 October 2015
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