Sales tax abolished for sanitary napkins
Pads and tampons were not counted among essential commodities with zero tax.
29 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Parliament approved Wednesday night a bill to exempt sanitary napkins from the six percent Goods and Services Tax.
Abolishing GST for pads and tampons, which were not counted among essential commodities with zero tax, was a campaign pledge of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. It was included in the agenda for the new administration’s first 100 days.
The government-sponsored legislation was passed unanimously with 73 votes in favour from the 79-member house.
During the debate on the bill earlier on Wednesday, MPs urged the government to monitor whether shops would reduce prices.
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