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EU allows member states to scrap tampon tax
Published Fri, Mar 18, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Brussels
THE European Union said on Thursday that it will give its 28 member states the option of completely removing a tax on tampons which feminists had denounced as unfair.
EU leaders welcomed plans by the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, to "provide the option to member states of VAT zero rating for sanitary products", according to early conclusions of a Brussels summit.
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