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Taiwan debates over menstrual products tax exemption
Explore the debate in Taipei as lawmakers advocate for sales tax exemption on menstrual products, facing opposition from the Ministry of Finance over concerns of insufficient consumer benefits and potential NT$380 million annual revenue loss. Amidst discussions on gender wage gaps and period poverty, the ministry highlights the challenges of tax exemption policies and the broader implications for the tax system.2024/04/10 13:43 -
全球首例!解決「月經貧窮」 蘇格蘭免費供女性生理用品
為了不讓年輕女性因買不起生理用品,影響其受教或工作權益,透過政府出資購買,免費提供她們必須物品的行為,被稱為解決「月經貧窮」(Period Poverty)現象。《天空新聞》(Sky News)報導,繼2020年以112票贊成對0票反對通過,蘇格蘭從8月15日起、正式開始實施新政策,由政府免費向所有女性提供如衛生棉、衛生棉條等生理用品,正式成為全球第一個免費提供女性月經產品的地區。2022/08/15 12:03