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Menstruation is not a luxury good, remove the taxes – Dzifa Gomashie

Member of Parliament for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie, has entreated the government to remove taxes on sanitary towels as they cannot be considered luxury goods.

Speaking to the Independent Ghana after President Akufo-Addo’s 2023 State of the Nation Address, the legislator noted that sanitary towels are not similar to luxury goods such as make-up, jewelry among others.

Below is her engagement with the media:

Source: The Independent Ghana

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