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Offline TomSea

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UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« on: November 21, 2017, 02:55:05 pm »
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Tampon tax: How much have you spent?

Find out how much you've spent on the so-called tampon tax - the VAT on sanitary products.

Tampons and towels are currently taxed at 5% in the UK. But they have been subject to five different rates since 1973.

So how much you've spent depends on how old you are and when you started your first period.

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42013239
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2017, 10:57:51 pm »
Tampons and Towels was the name of my garage band.  We played a fusion of punk and ragtime.
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2017, 01:58:13 am »
We talking blood or treasure here?
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2017, 01:59:11 am »
Women hit hardest?
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2017, 03:01:51 am »
Quote from: edpc on November 21, 2017, 10:57:51 pm
Tampons and Towels was the name of my garage band.  We played a fusion of punk and ragtime.

Never liked ragtime.  To moody and messy.
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2017, 03:10:47 am »
gross
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2017, 03:13:12 am »
I thought twice about posting this... but the calculations are very interesting and curious. I didn't want to get into the "gross" part. Maybe there is a good point in that these items should not be taxed. I think I'd go along with that.
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2017, 03:14:15 am »
Does this qualify as a floating tax?
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Re: UK: Tampon tax: How much have you spent?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2017, 02:07:19 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on November 22, 2017, 01:59:11 am
Women hit hardest?

Tells you the mess the world is in when that is a question.
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