Written Question·Treasury·UIN 191639
Sanitary Products: VAT Exemptions
Tabled: 28 June 2023
Answered: 5 July 2023
Question
Emma Hardy
Labour — Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a VAT exemption to (a) period pants and (b) bed mats.
Answer
Victoria AtkinsA zero rate of VAT has applied to women’s Period Products, including some reusable products, since 1 January 2021 and applies to those products which were previously subject to the reduced rate of 5 per cent. The Government has no plans to change the VAT ...
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