Reasons for People’s Unawareness on Tampon Tax and the Necessity of Its Abolition in China

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.124How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tampon Tax; Female Health; Gender equality; China

Abstract

The Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate for tampons in China is 13%, which is the same as the cigarette tax. The abolition of the “Tampon Tax” has been succeeded in several countries, and this has proved that canceling the “Tampon Tax” is possible for the government to implement. This paper explores the reason why China should abolish the “Tampon Tax” by conducting a questionnaire and analyzing secondary sources. Results show that it is necessary to abolish the “Tampon Tax” in China, not only because of the gender inequality in China but also because fewer people can afford menstruation products that are not harmful to female health.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Siyuan Huang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - Reasons for People’s Unawareness on Tampon Tax and the Necessity of Its Abolition in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 674
EP  - 678
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.124
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.124
ID  - Huang2022
ER  -