Submitted on Monday 16th May 2022
Rejected on Thursday 19th May 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Remove VAT from essential goods such as toothpaste, toilet paper and others
There is currently VAT on toothpaste, toilet paper, and female hygiene products. These are essential items that are required by everyone, or in the case of female hygiene products, most women to stay healthy, and should therefore have either 0% tax rate or be exempt from VAT.
Sanitary items are an necessity rather than a luxury item which is the general qualification for VAT exemption or 0% rate. With the rising cost of living, these essential items can add up to a lot over the year. Please remove VAT on all essential items.
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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.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/615923
A zero rate of VAT has applied to women's sanitary products from 1 January 2021: www.gov.uk/government/news/tampon-tax-abolished-from-today
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