'Sexist' shopping tax targeted by Lib Dem MP's bill
Similarly in 2017
it had"acted on concerns about the difference in price of our female and male disposable twin-blade razors".Christine Jardine, the MP for Edinburgh West, says her bill will remove an"outdated and sexist tax" Ms Jardine, the MP for Edinburgh West, said:"It is entirely unacceptable that in 2019 women and girls are still paying more than men for basic products, such as razors and deodorant."Often the only difference is the colour, yet this unfair price gap will have a significant financial impact on a woman over the course of her life.The Gender-Based Pricing Bill will have its first reading on Tuesday, although it will require the support of government to make any progress.
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