Tell EU countries: Periods are not a luxury. Don't tax tampons!

EU countries: stop taxing women's periods! Sign Now Dear friends, If there's one thing that women all over the European Union can agree on, it's that their governments need to ditch the "tampon tax." A Value-Added Tax (VAT) is applied to many common consumer goods that are considered nonessential "luxury" items – and unfortunately tampons and other feminine hygiene products are commonly included in this category. But needing to buy menstrual products for your period is no luxury. Sign the petition now asking EU member states to scrap the tampon tax! Lots of other products are already exempted from VAT in EU countries – but only if they're recognized as "necessary" goods like groceries, razors, incontinence pads or other medical products. If politicians had consulted more women when making these laws, they would have realized that tampons are absolutely necessary. This is essentially a tax on being a woman. Sanitary products are a basic need – non-optional items that must be purchased every month. But the way tampons are taxed, you'd think having a period must be a choice. It's time to kick sexist thinking out of VAT and ditch the tampon tax. Will you stand with the millions of women who want tampons to be recognized as a basic necessity? If so, sign the petition now! Thank you for all that you do,   Miranda B. The Care2 Petitions Team