Constance says the valuation data collected by CFINE will be used to make the case for a nationwide rollout of free sanitary provision. Labour reduced VAT on sanitary products from 17.5% to 5% in 2000 but said it could not go any further under EU rules. Lennon would also like it to become a statutory requirement for free sanitary products to be provided in schools, colleges and universities. They say the staff and volunteers at the food bank usually talk about politics, but now it’s non-stop periods. “The more we all talk about periods and period poverty, the better – men included,” says Wright.

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2017 06:22 UTC