India removes tax on sanitary napkins

India removes tax on sanitary napkins

World July 22, 2018 10:00

new delhi - After a month-long campaign of activists, India has given in and cancels a controversial tax of 12 percent on sanitary napkins and tampons, which was introduced a year ago. The protesters had warned that for the price increase the sanitary products were already too expensive for 80 percent of the women in the country.

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