2 Amendments of Biljana BORZAN related to 2018/2095(INI)
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that femmenstruale hygienic productse and care products and services for children or older people are stillre not considered as basic products in all Member States; calls on all Member States to eliminate the so-called ‘care and tampon tax’ by making use of the flexibility introduced in the VAT Directive and applying exemptions or 0 % VAT rates to these essential basic goonsiders that period poverty is an ongoing issue in the EU where it is estimated by Plan International UK that 1/10 girls cannot afford sanitary products and that in2017 in the UK, 49% of girls missed at least one full day of school due to their periods;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes thCalls on all Member States to eliminate tax evasion and tax avoidance are major contributors to gender inequality in the Union and globally as they limit the resources available to governments to increase equality at national and international he so-called ‘care and tampon tax’ by making use of the flexibility introduced in the VAT Directive and applying exemptions or 0 % VAT rates to these essential basic goods; recognises that a reduction in price due to exemption of VAT on these products would have immeasurable benefit for young women; recognises that this would be a further step towards making sanitary products free in schools, universities and homeless shelters, and for women from low-income backgrounds, with the aim of eradicating period poverty complevtel17 ; y across the EU; __________________ 17 UN ‘Final study on illicit financial flows, human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of states on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, 2016.