Victory for campaign as shoppers no longer have to pay VAT on period pants
Women will save up to £2 on period pants on average following a two-year campaign by brands, retailers, women’s groups and environmentalists.
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Women will save up to £2 on period pants on average following a two-year campaign by brands, retailers, women’s groups and environmentalists.
Consumers will no longer pay VAT on “essential and environmentally-friendly” period pants from today following a two-year campaign.
Fashion retailers said chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement “does not do enough to support” the industry as it ignored the industry's pleas to freeze headline business rates or to reintroduce tax-free shopping.
The 20% VAT tax on period pants is set to be scrapped in tomorrow's Autumn Statement following a five-year campaign led by underwear brand Wuka.
This week supporters for Say Pants to the Tax – a campaign led by M&S and WUKA to level the playing field on period products – visited Downing Street.