United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 61986
Sanitary Products: VAT
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12 October 2022
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21 October 2022 · Answer
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21 October 2022
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on personal hygiene products in the context of the rising cost of living.
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12 October 2022
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on personal hygiene products in the context of the rising cost of living.
Source: Commons
21 October 2022
Answer
A zero rate of VAT has applied to women’s sanitary products since 1 January 2021. This applies to those products which were previously subject to the reduced rate of 5 per cent, for example, tampons and pads, and to reusable menstrual products, such as ke...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-12/61986
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1521229
- uk · wq-1521229 · source updated 21 October 2022