Sanitary pads’ prices still high in Tanzania despite VAT exemption
Tanzania removed VAT on sanitary pads to make them more affordable, especially for schoolchildren, but this has not happened. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG
Tanzanian deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Ashatu Kijaji has complained that the prices of sanitary pads remain high despite the government removing duty on them.
Dr Kijaji told parliament on Tuesday that they had received many complaints by users that the pads are still too expensive, meaning the VAT exemption was only benefiting traders at the expense of women and the government.
