Tampon tax (or period tax) is a popular term used to call attention to tampons, and other feminine hygiene products, being subject to value-added tax...

A tampon is a menstrual product designed to absorb blood and vaginal secretions by insertion into the vagina during menstruation. Unlike a pad, it is placed...

tax-exempt status for tampons and other menstrual products, and the tax on such items may be referred to as a type of pink tax called a "tampon tax"...

of the new tax regime. A proposal to exempt tampons from GST was dismissed by Howard. The legislation was passed on 28 June 1999 as A New Tax System (Goods...

example, no VAT is charged on female sanitary products (the so-called 'tampon tax') in the UK while GST still applies in Jersey. Some items are GST zero-rated...

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menstrual hygiene products and advocates for ending what is known as the tampon tax. In January 2020, Okamoto stepped down from Period Inc. as executive director;...

2020, accessed 31 October 2020 Topping, Alexandra (31 December 2020). "Tampon tax: government axes VAT on sanitary products". The Guardian. London, U.K...

misconception is that tampons and other menstrual products are taxed as a "luxury item" because they are subject to sales tax in 30 states as of February...

may also be called menstrual hygiene products, including menstrual pads, tampons, pantyliners, menstrual cups, menstrual sponges and period panties. Feminine...

Rely was a brand of superabsorbent tampons made by Procter & Gamble starting in 1975. The brand's advertising slogan was "It even absorbs the worry!"...

activist and author. She is the founder of Stop Taxing Periods, the campaign to abolish the tampon tax in the United Kingdom and make menstrual products...

Samuel (November 5, 2021). "Whitmer signs 'tampon tax' bill to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales taxes". mlive. Archived from the original on June...

the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019. "Is 'Tampon Tax' discriminatory to women?". WCPO. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original...

period underwear was brought in after tampon tax campaigners had raised the issue in an attempt to get the tax removed. Some companies (like Thinx, Ruby...

headlines in 2017 for receiving taxpayer funding from the newly introduced tampon tax in the United Kingdom, with campaigners arguing that taxpayers should...

through the House at this time, the first of which abolished the so-called "tampon tax" on feminine hygiene products, while the second banned the use of "pay-to-pay"...

period products, including tampons and pads, free and available to access in public buildings. 2021: Britain abolished the tampon tax, meaning there is now...

Samuel (5 November 2021). "Whitmer signs 'tampon tax' bill to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales taxes". mlive. Archived from the original on 13...

through the House at this time, the first of which abolished the so-called "tampon tax" on feminine hygiene products, while the second banned the use of "pay-to-pay"...

Walz 'Tampon Tim'". The Hill. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024. Mather, Katie (August 8, 2024). "'Tampon Tim': How...

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Sharon (September 13, 2016). "California governor vetoes bill to repeal tampon tax". Reuters. Retrieved May 6, 2021. Teresa, Wantanabe (January 10, 2018)...

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BBC News. BBC. Staff writer (17 March 2016). "Deal reached to scrap 'tampon tax', officials say". BBC News. BBC. Staff writer (16 March 2016). "Budget...

of period tax also referred to as tampon tax continues to gain traction, with various activists on Weibo calling for the abolition of the tax by the Chinese...

(August 12, 2015). "This Taylor Swift 'Bad Blood' Parody Video Targets U.K. Tampon Tax". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2024. Robinson, Will (September 10...

October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. Palmer, Ewan (30 October 2015). "Tampon Tax: Full list of MPs who voted against cutting VAT on women's sanitary products"...

Miller, Meg (January 25, 2017). "How Design Can Help Eliminate The 'Tampon Tax'". Co.Design. Fast Company. Archived from the original on December 8,...

Ghomeshi. During the time of fourth-wave feminism, Canada removed its tampon tax in mid-2015 following an online petition signed by thousands. Also during...