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Closed petition Abolish VAT on female sanitory products
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Women have to pay 20% VAT on tampons and towels for their period every month. Sanitory products like this should be considered an essential like food - women do not have a choice whether to use these products or not, we have to, why should we have to pay tax as well?
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