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Tampon tax: 'Private plane maintenance and Jaffa Cakes aren't taxed'

British officials say David Cameron has got the backing of other EU leaders to allow the UK to scrap the so-called 'tampon tax'.

VAT is currently charged at the reduced rate of 5% on sanitary products, but more than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for sanitary items to be exempted from tax altogether.

Joanna Gosling was joined by some of those who have been campaigning to have the charge scrapped.

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