VAT: from Covid tests to child car seats, there are calls to ‘scrap the tax’

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VAT: from Covid tests to child car seats, there are calls to ‘scrap the tax’
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The ‘tampon tax’ was the most high-profile campaign but now, with 20% on coronavirus kits, others are gaining pace

, the government finally accepted the argument that sanitary products are an essential product, not a luxury, and should be treated as such for VAT purposes. Now, as with most food and children’s clothing, they attract a zero rate of tax.

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