No legislation has been brought before Parliament to end the tampon tax.

Alison Thewliss, SNP MP for Glasgow Central, has called on the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to scrap the ‘tampon tax‘ for good, following the Co-op’s announcement recently that they will cover the cost of the tax for their customers.

Several big retail companies, including Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons and Lloyds Pharmacy, have already announced that they will cover the cost of the tampon tax – the 5 per cent VAT paid on tampons and santitary towels – for their customers before it is scrapped entirely.