- Feminine hygiene products are often subject to sales tax, referred to as the pink tax or tampon tax.
- Critics argue this tax is regressive and shows gender bias, while supporters cite potential lost tax revenue.
- Thirty states do not impose sales tax on feminine hygiene products, with Minnesota being the first to eliminate it in 1981 and Texas among the most recent.
- South Carolina will remove the tax in May 2024, despite concerns about lost revenue.
- Twenty states still tax these products, including Alabama, Arizona, and Georgia.
- Grassroots efforts to eliminate the tax are active in several states, including Georgia and Missouri.
- Some states have seen bills to remove the tax fail, such as in North Dakota and Utah.
- South Carolina’s tax removal was passed alongside a tax break for golf club memberships.
Source: taxconnex.com
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