‘Basic necessities’: why Indonesians are fighting the sanitary pad tax
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – A member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) has urged the government to review the Value Added Tax (VAT) policy on menstrual products, particularly sanitary napkins. This demand stems from the issue of affordability...
Workers who are members of KSPI are urging the government to abolish the tax on sanitary napkins and the 0% disbursement of JHT, as well as reforming tax policies so as not to burden workers.
Netty Prasetiyani Aher urged the government to review the VAT exemption for sanitary napkins to ensure access to safe and affordable menstrual products.
The Head of the Women and Family Division (Bipeka) of the PKS DPP, Eko Yuliarti Siroj, urged the government to review the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on sanitary napkin products.
The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) confirmed that sanitary napkins are still subject to an effective VAT of 11 percent because they are not yet on the list of tax-exempt goods. Read the official explanation and the controversy surrounding them.
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