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VAT on sanitary items

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nailak · 07/10/2011 19:29

I have vaguely heard a debate about this, can someone explain this issue to me please?

i would like to know what the equivalent is that caters for men, and they dont have to pay VAT,

sorry if i sound clueless, it is because i am. but i want to learn

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ColdSancerre · 07/10/2011 20:48

Trills it's more that if they accept it should be VAT they'd have to repay us all the VAT we'd paid to date I expect.

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nailak · 07/10/2011 20:48

so whats the feminist position? that if men had periods it wouldnt be taxable?

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Trills · 07/10/2011 20:48

It seems a bit weasley to reduce it but not get rid of it entirely.

Although personally I don't use sanitary protection or condoms.

So if they had no VAT the tax would come from something else, something that I do buy.

So this technically is good for me.

It's still wrong though.

ColdSancerre · 07/10/2011 20:46

It's one thing that has always annoyed. Sanitary protection is a luxury item therefore we have to pay VAT. Well done for starting a thread about it.

SardineQueen · 07/10/2011 20:46

Oh I have got the wrong end of the stick Blush

I thought we were up in arms about it being 17.5% (20% at the mo)

It seems I am about 10 years behind the times

We are up in arms about it being 5%

Trills · 07/10/2011 20:45

What is this 5% level for?

Things that everyone knows should not have extra tax but they don't want to give up the revenue?

SardineQueen · 07/10/2011 20:43

according to hmrc vat on sanpro is charged at reduced rate Confused

SardineQueen · 07/10/2011 20:42

condom vat dropped to 5% a few years back

said · 07/10/2011 20:41

Where's the service element though? As pointed out, it's subject to gambling duties anyway

SardineQueen · 07/10/2011 20:40

Is there VAT on condoms?

ClartyScutter · 07/10/2011 20:40

i didn't think you were tactless at all, don't sweat it Sardine

as for jaffa-pads? best thing to do with them vile pretenders they are.

cake or biscuit? Hmm

SardineQueen · 07/10/2011 20:40

There have always been people raising the fact that vat on sanitary protection is snoffair.

I don't recall ever having heard a reasonable answer as to why it is not exempt.

SardineQueen · 07/10/2011 20:39

Sorry about tactless claire rayner comments. I didn't know Blush

Surely the answer is to utilise jaffa cakes as sanitary protection, thus taking a gamble on efficacy while avoiding all tax.

scaevola · 07/10/2011 20:38

Gambling is VAT exempt because it is taxed under separate arrangements.

Link to useful reference list.

StewieGriffinsMom · 07/10/2011 20:34

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said · 07/10/2011 20:29

But what would the VAT be on gambling? Is it a good or service? It's already subject to gambling duties

DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 07/10/2011 20:25

It's us... How DARE we decide to have periods... Cheeky feckers that us women are...

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StewieGriffinsMom · 07/10/2011 20:20

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 07/10/2011 20:07

What? There's no VAT on jaffa cakes?

Well, they're therapy atm...

But yes. Leaves. Knowing me, I'd end up plucking a load of poison ivy...

GrimmaTheNome · 07/10/2011 20:02

One of the few things they got right was Jaffa Cakes.

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nailak · 07/10/2011 19:58

have another Wine its friday

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chibi · 07/10/2011 19:56

Good grief

That should have been yes there is

chibi · 07/10/2011 19:56

Yea there us

Tbh i had a look at hm treasury, a lot of it seems weird and arbitrary, gambling for example is exempt Confused

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nailak · 07/10/2011 19:52

is there vat on moon cups?

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nailak · 07/10/2011 19:51

lol i think you should move to the friday night thread.

this is a :l thread.

so men pay vat on razors but not shaving foam scratch

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