(CNN) – The United Kingdom eliminates the 5% value added tax (IVA) tax on menstrual products, known as the tampon tax.
Meaning that as of January 1, the products of the era are not subject to IVA.
The governor of the United Kingdom indicates that the change is likely to be the end of the Brexit transition period and the conclusion of a European Union resolution requiring IVA on sanitary products.
“I am sorry to say that we have complied with our promise to eliminate the tax on tampons”, said the Minister of Finance of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, who agreed with the change in his March proposal.
“Sanitary products are essential, because it is correct that we do not comply with IVA”, said in a statement.
The activists have paid the end of the tax, labeled as “sexist” and “obsolete” for years.
“There is a long way to go to get to this point, but by the end sexist tax hizo that sanitary products are classified as no-nonsense articles can be devoted to history books,” said Felicia Willow, executive director of the Fawcett Society, the oldest antiquity of the United Kingdom that has benefited from the rights of women and gender equality.
In November, Scotland converts to the first country of the world to allow free and universal access to menstrual products, including tampons and towels, in public installations.
At the global level, only a small number of countries have accumulated taxes on sanitary products, including Canada, India, Australia, Kenya and various EE.UU states.
Last year, Germany voted in favor of reducing the tax burden on feminine hygiene products after considering a diarrhea need, not a single one.