I agree with your main point - it's the inequity that's the point.
In the UK tampons and pads have VAT charged on them (as they count as a luxury); there is a campaign to remove this and it has been reduced to 5%, but it's still there (due to EU regulations I believe).
As a side point, in many parts of the world, toilet paper is not an essential; it's regarded as a dirty and unclean western practice.
In the UK tampons and pads have VAT charged on them (as they count as a luxury); there is a campaign to remove this and it has been reduced to 5%, but it's still there (due to EU regulations I believe).
As a side point, in many parts of the world, toilet paper is not an essential; it's regarded as a dirty and unclean western practice.