Petition · past parliament
Abolish the 'tampon tax'.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
The 'tampon tax' is an extra tax added onto all of women's sanitary products, because they are considered a luxury. This is not true: they are necessary for women to get through their periods, and a tax added onto them make them less accessible for girls and women from less fortunate backgrounds.
They are everyday products - which in order to be accessible as an everyday item is - need to be sans the 'tampon tax'.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Jan 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.