Posted on 07/23/2016 7:45:33 AM PDT by Kudsman
TOP Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Exempt... SHARE Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation that eliminates sales tax on feminine hygiene products.
The bill (A.7555-A/S.7838) exempts these products from local and State sales tax.
“This is a regressive tax on essential products that women have had to pay for far too long and lifting it is a matter of social and economic justice,” Governor Cuomo said. “I commend Assemblywoman Rosenthal and Senator Serino on their strong advocacy and for hard work in passing this important legislation.”
Feminine hygiene products have been taxable since the state sales tax was first instituted in 1965, even as a wide variety of other goods, such as dietary and family planning products, have been exempt.
New York is one of the first states to join the movement to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax, which is expected to save women purchasing tampons, and other similar products, an estimated $10 million a year.
Senator Sue Serino said, “With the signing of this bill today, we are taking a monumental step forward in reforming our out-of-touch tax laws and we are sending a strong message to New York’s women that they are being heard. This day is long overdue and I commend Governor Cuomo, as well as my colleagues in the Senate, for helping to finally make this tax a thing of the past. It is my hope that we can continue down the path of applying commonsense to our tax laws as we work to make our state more affordable for all New Yorkers.”
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal said, “I am proud that my bill exempting feminine hygiene products from state and local sales tax has been signed into law by the Governor. The signing of this bill into law represents a new dawn. Women statewide will no longer be burdened by a lingering tax that was levied at a time when women were not part of government and the decision-making process. The tampon tax is regressive, and lifting it will spare all women the extra monthly burden of paying taxes on products that are already unaffordable to many.”
IF she saves her .34 cents a month. Can you just imagine her excitement when she actually makes her annual trek to Starbucks and empties her tampon savings jar?
The tax has been in place since 1965 and the liberals are just realizing its unfairness 50 years later?
Well, it's not like liberals use those things anyway
We should all be cheering that NY has nothing more important to worry about than tampons.
Where are the protests demanding reparations for the past 50 years?!?
ROFLOLOL.
You owe me a keyboard.
Exempt feminine hygiene products and pass taxes onto abother product to make up for the los of $10 million a year ah progressive logic in motion nobody wins.
Somewhere along the line this is going to make extra work for some employee. How do you separate one item from the rest per taxes> obviously I’ve never been a cashier, but I assume in the book-keeping an exception has to be made for that one item.
But don't forget, women are fully capable of being independent and empowered!!
Right.
Shhhhh. Don't give them any more ideas!
Well he is.......*grins*
What about adult diapers and ensure, or baby food and diapers? How about the regressive nature of entertainment and energy taxes on the poor?
Don’t worry, soon his dumb followers will be complaining that they have to still pay for them because they’re not free.
True they never give tax brakes they shuffle the taxing.
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