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GST on menstrual sanitary products (P.66/2022): Amendment

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A decision made on 14 April 2022

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2022-283

Public

Subject: Lodge amd to P.66-2022 GST on menstrual sanitary products

 

Report Title: Lodge amd to P.66-2022 GST on menstrual sanitary products

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister decided to lodge an amendment to P.66/2022 GST on menstrual sanitary products and requested that it be lodged 'au Greffe' for consideration by the States Assembly at its sitting commencing 25th April 2022.

Reason for Decision(s):

Evidence on the impact and effectiveness of reducing the rate of VAT/GST on period products is mixed and does not fully consider the Jersey context. More needs to be done to understand the potential implications for Jersey consumers, retailers and the Government of exempting or zero-rating period products from GST. This amendment, therefore, seeks to allow further time to undertake the additional research necessary to determine whether the outcome sought in proposition P.66/2022 will be achieved by removing GST from period products. Given that any legislative change would need to be brought forward in the next draft Finance Law, which will be lodged by the end of October 2022, the additional time sought in this amendment will not delay the date for introduction or implementation of any legislative change.

Resource Implications: There are no additional resource implications for the States of Jersey as a result of this decision.

 

Action Required: The Greffier of the States is to be requested to arrange for the lodging au Greffe of the amendment to P.66/2022 GST on menstrual sanitary products for consideration by the States Assembly at its sitting commencing 25th April 2022.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Treasury and Resources

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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