evidence: Women and girls in Namibia will no longer be charged a luxury tax rate of 15% of value-added tax (VAT) on sanitary products. The Namibian government eliminated VAT on sanitary products — also known as the "tampon tax" — on March 17. The announcement follows a motion set in place by the deputy minister of information and communication technology, Emma Theofelus, on March 3. The exemption will take effect in the 2022/2023 financial year, according to Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi. [...] Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi tabled the N$67.9-billion budget for 2021/2022 financial year today in the National Assembly. Topical were the abrogation of value-added tax on sanitary pads in the next financial year, increased sin tax & additional allocation gender to fight GBV. pic.twitter.com/YMRLkWKCtf — MICT Namibia (@MICTNamibia) March 17, 2021