Since 2015 it has administered a ‘tampon tax fund’ in which the money raised by the 5% VAT on period products, is used to provide funding to women’s organisations and charities1Women and girls set to benefit from £15 million Tampon Tax Fund. (2018, March 26). Retrieved from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/women-and-girls-set-to-benefit-from-15-million-tampon-tax-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/women-and-girls-set-to-benefit-from-15-million-tampon-tax-fund</a> [accessed 16 October 2019].