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Why Italy has a problem with Tampon Tax | by Laura Loguercio | Laura Loguercio — What's Wrong | Medium
![Conservatives on Twitter: "We have broken free from EU laws, giving us control to abolish the 'tampon tax'. https://t.co/GQjjzdcYau" / Twitter Conservatives on Twitter: "We have broken free from EU laws, giving us control to abolish the 'tampon tax'. https://t.co/GQjjzdcYau" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqvLkpkXUAIZvJK.jpg:large)
Conservatives on Twitter: "We have broken free from EU laws, giving us control to abolish the 'tampon tax'. https://t.co/GQjjzdcYau" / Twitter
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Germany has slashed its tax on tampons. Many other countries still tax them as 'luxury' items. - The Washington Post
ENTR en - In the European Union, the tampon tax cannot be abolished so easily. There is currently a minimum VAT of five percent throughout the bloc. The member states cannot lower
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