Advocates will again push state lawmakers to remove the state’s four percent sales tax on menstrual products.
It is the seventh straight year the legislation is being pushed by Georgia STOMP, a coalition of 37 organizations, including YWCA of Greater Atlanta and the League of Women Voters.
“Unlike so many issues in our world today. This is not a partisan issue” says Georgia STOMP Chair Claire Cox. “The 29 states with no sales tax are red states and blue states. Florida gave this exemption long ago, and two of the most recent states to join the list are Virginia and Texas.”
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