"Although the previous government reduced the taxes on sanitary towels by 40%, the present government has increased it by 15%," Sri Lanka opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya Matale district MP Rohini Kavirathna said in the parliament today participating in the budget debate.
She said that the government would go into history as a rule that taxed even the menstruation of women.
An article on Praja.lk pointed out that it is estimated an average woman spends 2,500 - 3,000 days in her life for menstruation.
Period poverty is common among Sri Lanka's women and girls among the low-income groups.
There is a public outcry in social media these days demanding the removal of this tax.
(Photo: A stock of sanitary towels in a wholesale shop in Panadura - by Nishan Perera)
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