Remove VAT from all clothes, soap, toilet roll and cleaning products

VAT on sanitary products for menstrual health has rightly been removed, as it is recognised as a necessity not a luxury. Yet, it remains on other necessities inc soap and toilet roll. This should not be. Clothes, soap, toilet roll and cleaning products are also essential - they should be zero-rated.

This petition closed on 2 Dec 2022 with 38 signatures


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