Removing tax from sanitary products 'pointless'
Jersey's government has spent more than £500,000 on its free period product scheme since 2022.
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"Removing GST would not be 'effective' and anyone with affordability issues could 'use the free scheme'."
— Elaine Millar , Politician
"This is just another thing that's just glaringly obvious that, hang on a minute, women are paying every month - they're paying for a product with GST on top."
— Debbie Taylor , Activist
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Jersey's government has spent more than £500,000 on its free period product scheme since 2022.
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