Taxing Periods Results
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Do you pay sales tax on tampons, pads, and other menstrual products?
How others have answered:
Yes |
| 69% | ||
No |
| 9% | ||
I'm Not Sure |
| 22% |
Related Information
If you live in the United States, 41 States tax period products! Only 5 States in the USA have explicitly decided not to tax menstrual products: Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New Jersey. Four other States (Alaska, Oregon, Montana, and New Hampshire) also do not tax, as they have no product sales tax. [Source: Fusion.net]
Many countries around the world tax menstrual products as well, including the UK, Australia, France, and Italy.
Why are tampons and pads taxed? They're considered non-essential luxury items! Agreed - unbelievable!
Now the good news: due to public pressure, Canada has removed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on feminine hygiene products, effective July 2015.
Movements are under way to remove the feminine hygiene product tax, including The UK's Change.org Petition - Stop Taxing Periods, where you'll find links to other petitions. UPDATE - Victory!: March 2016 - tampon tax ends in the UK!
