EU VAT Reforms and Menstrual Poverty: Addressing Access to Affordable Sanitary Products

• Menstrual poverty remains a significant issue in the EU due to barriers to affordable menstrual products.
• The EU VAT Directive now permits Member States to apply reduced or zero VAT rates on sanitary products.
• The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) will hold a public hearing on this topic on 4 November 2025.
• The hearing coincides with the Parliament’s Gender Equality Week.

Source: europarl.europa.eu

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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