All-Male Utah Panel Votes to Keep Tampon Sales Tax
A Utah committee of all-male lawmakers has voted to keep the sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products despite an international push to remove it.
The members of a taxation forum on Wednesday evening voted 8-3 against removing the tax, saying they want to make the tax system predictable, and subjective variations on what is or is not exempt could do just the opposite.
Governments that make money off the products penalize women for their biology, some say. That perspective has picked up momentum, with at least five U.S. states dumping the taxes.