The tampon tax is going

I recently came across a fairly substantial pack of own-brand sanitary towels for 50p.

Of course these products shouldn't be taxed but I do think the benefits of getting rid of the tampon tax are overstated.

Exactly Theunamed I support sole traders by buying their reusables but I realise it's an upfront expense and if I was a teenage girl I wouldn't want to have to carry around a used reusable pad in my bag or have to rinse it out using communal sinks at school.

The minuscule saving, should we get to see it, won't make any difference so it really isn't worth celebrating or complaining about in relation to Brexit, it's a non-story. My LibDem candidate made a song and dance about it (and they are pro-EU obvs) as lip service to my question of "what is a woman", it wasn't even a decent deflection.

I get cross about how woman are meant to be satisfied with this tiny no -issue and consider it progress, it's very short sighted.

do we even produce them in the UK or are they imported

Id be interested to know this. What dies brexit mean fir standards and supplies and of course regulations regarding materials .

I found applicators harder and messier tbh

If uts heavy enough make a big mess on your fingers its heavy enough to cost the applicator to the point here u can't grip it properly and its running down it. Plus they pinch. I think applicators make mistakes easier and thats why many insert them wrong. Its easier with fingers.

But realistically not everyone is going to be in a position to be able to use reusables. Although they are easier than people think.

No having to wait for the one cubicle at school that has the bin. Or taking the disabled loo up because its the only one school put a bin in.

How much does it actually save though? Isn't it less than £1 per year?

This is always spun as a feminist issue but aside from women switching to reusables, and even if you have very heavy periods the saving on no longer paying tax is tiny, about 5p a pack. What will we do with all that spare cash...

Fingers might be perfect for insertion but not when you have to share a public toilet and need to use the sink

It would be better on environmental grounds to phase out tampons altogether, and encourage the use of reusable sanpro such as moon cups or washable pads. So many tampons end up polluting beaches after being flushed down the toilet, or piling up in landfill. Not to mention their unnecessary “applicators”, when fingers are perfectly adequate for insertion.
However, I don’t think any form of sanpro should be taxed - it’s hardly a frivolous luxury item!

Given what it was last used for great!

I do hope the government decides to fund more female centred organisations directly.

And I hope that standards don't drop as a result if leaving the eu. We don't want to be in a situation like thise in Africa where its reported makers have been sending substandard pads .

I also hope this makes reusable products slightly more affordable perhaps ?

There are many benefits-no need to be chippy about that /yes let’s celebrate! At least know influence can be made a local level for theses things that affect women.