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Tampon Box: schools where the cycle is no longer a luxury

OTHER INSTITUTES ON THE FIELD TODAY

It is no coincidence, therefore, that in the last few days it was the very young who took the initiative head on and to equip their schools more and more with Tampon Box colorful, inclusive and extremely friendly.

I did Cassinari and Colombini high schools in Piacenza on the idea of ​​the representatives of the Institute and after having consulted the comrades through social networks and, last in order of time, the Boccioni Art School of Milan. In the latter case it was the school collective that took the initiative and paid for the sanitary pads out of their own pockets, inviting those who need them to take them and those who can fill the boxes.

a girl power circolareIn short, we are sure it will soon involve other schools, because if it is true that with the reduction of the rate from 22 to 10% the prospects are better than a few days ago, it cannot be denied that not enough has yet been done.

LA TAMPON TAX IN EUROPA

But what happens in other countries? As usual, there are those who are better off but also those who are much worse than us. Since 2007, European regulations have allowed member states to consider sanitary napkins as basic necessities, and therefore to set the VAT rate according to this parameter.

Even before that though, in 2006, Ireland had even decided to cancel the tax.

After the invitation from Brussels, to align I stati France (VAT at 5.5%), Portugal and the Netherlands (6%) and Germany, at 7% after that in the years preceding the start up The Female Company had launched on the market The tampon book. In the country, books were taxed at 7%, while sanitary towels at 19%, so their winning idea was to produce books with stories related to menstruation, but also containing 15 sanitary pads each. A provocation with an extraordinary success that prompted the government to review the choices regarding Tampon Tax.

Another virtuous example is that of UK, where the already low rate of 5% was today cleared. European tail lights Hungary, with a taxation equal to 27% e Norway, Sweden and Denmark al 25%.

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