Pakistan to Cut 18% Period Tax on Menstrual Products, But Poorest Families Still Can’t Afford Them - Peer2Peer

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Pakistan to Cut 18% Period Tax on Menstrual Products, But Poorest Families Still Can’t Afford Them

Jun 22, 2026

In Pakistan, only 12 percent of women and girls use safe, commercially-made menstrual products. Activists hailed a government plan to cut a “period tax.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/world/asia/pakistan-menstrual-period-tax.html

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