Petition · past parliament

Get rid of the Tampon Tax.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Tampons have been categorised as a 'luxury item'. What is so luxurious about menstruation? Why should we have to pay tax for something we have no control over?

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

16 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
16 Nov 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Nov 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.