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  Finance Bill - New Clause 7 - VAT on Sanitary Protection Products 
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require a statement, and report, on the Chancellor's strategy to negotiate with the EU to exempt sanitary protection products from VAT.
  @ MP voted no against requiring a statement, and report, on the Chancellor's strategy to negotiate with the EU to exempt sanitary protection products from VAT.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring a statement, and report, on the Chancellor's strategy to negotiate with the EU to exempt sanitary protection products from VAT.
  
  MPs were considering the Finance Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled ''''.
  
   		
  :(1) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Chancellor of the Exchequer shall lay before both Houses of Parliament a statement on his strategy to negotiate with the European Union institutions an exemption from value added tax for womenâs sanitary protection products.
   		
  
  :(2) A Minister of the Crown must lay before Parliament a report on progress at achieving an exemption from value added tax for womenâs sanitary protection products within European Union law by 1 April 2016.â
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/finance.html Parliament's webpage on the Finance Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0079/amend/pbc0792610m.14-20.html Page of amendment paper containing rejected amendment (NC7)]
  
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