The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has vehemently opposed taxes on sanitary pads.
He says it is a cardinal sin for Parliament to have allowed a tax to be imposed on sanitary pads.
Parliament has been petitioned by some stakeholders for the government to reduce or scrap taxes on sanitary pads.
According to the petitioners, most young girls are not able to afford pads during their menses.
During proceedings in Parliament on Thursday, June 22, the Speaker announced that he has received the petition and is paying serious attention to it.
He said “Why should we pass a law imposing taxes on sanitary pads? This is unconscionable, it s a cardinal sin, and the house shouldn’t have allowed it at all.
“You know the impact of that law on the human resource development and development of this country? It is immeasurable, that is why I suspended sitting and I attended to them. I have a copy of the petition and we have to take immediate action to prevent whoever is minister proposing that thing to take it off.
“The next budget it must not appear, it cannot be a tax. I take a very serious view on this matter.”
Source:3news.com