Media mention of Advocata regarding sanitary napkin taxes
12, June 2018
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Roar Media mentioned Advocata in a recent article on sanitary napkin taxation.
An excerpt from the article:
“Sanitary napkins and tampons in Sri Lanka are taxed at over 100% at their landed cost (the CIF value), the Advocata Institute, a public policy think tank, said. It doesn’t stop there—the price increases even more by the time the product reaches its retailers, as they add a markup to the already taxed item. “
The breakdown of taxes is as follows:
