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Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?
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Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?

NPR News · Jun 17, 2026, 1:46 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But questions remain about the impact on prices.

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