The Government has continued to press at EU level for the flexibility to apply a zero rate of VAT to women\u2019s sanitary products so that this can be introduced in the UK at the earliest opportunity.<\/p>
In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal to enhance Member States\u2019 flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT.<\/p>
This proposal remains under discussion and, if agreed to by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women\u2019s sanitary products.<\/p>
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The Government is negotiating for a future relationship with the European Union that works for all types of business in the UK and ministers from across the Government have carried out extensive engagement with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy regarding our exit from the EU.<\/p>
As noted in the Government\u2019s recent White Paper on the UK\u2019s future relationship with the EU, the UK is an outward-facing, trading nation.<\/p>
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