Written Question·Treasury·UIN 191639

Sanitary Products: VAT Exemptions

Tabled: 28 June 2023
Answered: 5 July 2023

Question

Emma Hardy

LabourKingston 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 Atkins
A 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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