Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Chris McCafferty (Labour), on Thursday, 22 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 174 members in total.

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VAT ON SANITARY PRODUCTS

That this House believes that sanitary products should be classed in the category of 'essential to the family budget', just as food, children's clothing and books already are, and that, like such products, they should be classed as VAT-free under the EC Sixth Directive; notes that Britain currently has one of Europe's highest rates of VAT on sanitary products and that 15 million British women spend in excess of ??300 million a year on products that are necessary to personal hygiene; further notes that removing VAT from sanitary products would only cost the Treasury 1p a year for every woman in the country using them; calls on the Government to reduce the VAT on sanitary products to the EU minimum of five per cent; and ask the Government to support a change in the European law so that such products can be zero-rated.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

VAT ON SANITARY PRODUCTS (683A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by John Wilkinson (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 27 January 1998. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

leave out from `to' to end and add `re-assert economic self-government for the United Kingdom and to do so in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's next Budget.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

683 

683A1 

Session

1997-98

Subjects

VAT Sanitary products

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk