Financial Wellness · NY Times Health · June 23, 2026

Pakistan to Cut 18% Period Tax on Menstrual Products, But Poorest Families Still Can’t Afford Them

In Pakistan, only 12 percent of women and girls use safe, commercially-made menstrual products. Activists hailed a government plan to cut a “period tax.”

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