Government urged to remove VAT from period pants
Other period products such as pads and tampons are exempt from VAT, but consumers currently pay a 20% tax on period pants as they are ‘garments’.
Other period products such as pads and tampons are exempt from VAT, but consumers currently pay a 20% tax on period pants as they are ‘garments’.
Earlier, officials said Russian air defences shot down two drones aimed at Moscow overnight.
The attack appears to be the latest in an apparent campaign by Ukraine to unnerve Muscovites and take the war to Russia.
The country’s king has formally appointed Hun Manet as Prime Minister.
The barrage across western Ukraine comes in retaliation after a Russian tanker was attacked.
As Kyiv’s naval capabilities grow, the Black Sea is becoming an increasingly important battleground in the war.
The attack briefly halted traffic on the Kerch Bridge, the 12-mile bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to Russia, as well as ferry transport.
The critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin was jailed on charges of extremism.
The attacks followed the end of a deal with Russia that had allowed Ukrainian shipments to world markets from the Black Sea port of Odesa.
Labour pressed Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to provide the evidence behind her House of Commons claim.
Since leaving a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain, Russia has hammered the country’s ports.
The landmark date falls on August 2 this year, marking when humanity’s demand on nature exceeds Earth’s biocapacity.
The Prime Minister was yelled at over the ‘irony’ of visiting a beer festival as the tax on various drinks goes up.
Changes to the way alcohol is taxed is leading to price changes – both up and down – for consumers.
Tax increases will see the duty on a bottle of wine rise by as much as 20%.