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Line 26: === European Union === While the parliament of the European Union voted in favour of a proposal to allow member states ~~can~~to decide whether to continue to apply VAT to menstrual hygiene products, asin EUMarch ~~rules preventing the creation of new VAT exemptions have been relaxed~~2016.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The EU will finally allow member states to scrap their tampon tax\|url=https://qz.com/642811/the-eu-will-finally-allow-member-states-to-scrap-their-tampon-tax\|first=Annalisa\|last=Merelli\|date=19 March 2016\|website=Quartz}}</ref>, legislation allowing this was never brought forward by the EU commission and as such the rules remain unchanged, though some EU countries have made use of their limited number of reduced rate items to decrease taxes on sanitary items in recent years. * Ireland levies no value-added tax on tampons, panty liners, and sanitary towels. Ireland is the only EU country to have a zero tax rate on sanitary goods.<ref name=":4" /> The rate predates legislation restricting zero-rating (a [[grandfather clause]]).<ref name="BBC: international"/>

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