Although, Scotland does still hold tax for sanitary products, despite announcing in 2016 it planned to drop it.
Australia's tampon tax was dropped in 2018, after an eighteen-year campaign.
Scotland Will Become The First To Make All Sanitary Products For Women Free
"These are not luxury items"
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Grace Back
In a history-making move, Scotland will become the first country to make sanitary products free to all women. Scottish MPs backed plans to make products, including tampons and sanitary pads, free at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies.
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The Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill was proposed by Scottish MP Monica Lennon, who first submitted a draft proposal in 2017. The annual cost is expected to be around 24.1 million pounds ($47.5 million).
"These are not luxury items," Ms Lennon said, adding that the bill was about "period dignity".
"We are changing the culture and it's really exciting that other countries right around the world are watching very closely to see what we do."
It's not a new move for the country, which was the first to provide free sanitary products to schools, colleges and universities in 2018.
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