Submitted on Friday 23rd July 2021
Rejected on Wednesday 28th July 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Petition to help women who are affected by period poverty
The government should help the vulnerable and poor with sanitary products such as pads and tampons by making them free as well as removing the tax on them since its not something women choose to have. Since necessites do not have taxes, a good way to start would be by removing tax.
People who menstruate have no choice to do so, so why should they have to suffer every month, particularly the poor and vulnerable who cannot afford their basic necessities. We aim to help the helpless.
The end goal is for these products to be free for a every girl and woman out there.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for ]a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/584711
The Government has already abolished VAT on women’s sanitary products. You can read about changes to VAT for women’s sanitary products here: www.gov.uk/government/news/tampon-tax-abolished-from-today
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