Tampon tax to be scrapped across Australia after approval from states, territories

A tax on sanitary products is finally set to be ditched following talks among treasurers about proposed GST changes.

Tampon tax to be scrapped across Australia after approval from states, territories Source: AAP

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Women's sanitary products like tampons will no longer attract the GST from January 1, after state and territory treasurers struck an unanimous deal in Melbourne with their federal counterpart Josh Frydenberg.

"Millions of Australian women will benefit," Kelly O'Dwyer, the federal minister for women, told the Seven Network earlier on Wednesday.