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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
- Friday January 2, 2026
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
- Friday December 19, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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Risk Of STDs, Unplanned Pregnancies As China Imposes Tax On Condoms
- Friday December 12, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over three decades, a move aligned with Beijing's effort to get families to have more children after decades of limiting most to one child.
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Why is China Making Condoms Expensive? 13% VAT Imposed On Contraceptives
- Friday December 5, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
These products had been exempt from VAT for the past three decades as China enforced its strict one-child policy and actively promoted birth control.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
- Friday January 2, 2026
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
- Friday December 19, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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www.ndtv.com
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Risk Of STDs, Unplanned Pregnancies As China Imposes Tax On Condoms
- Friday December 12, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over three decades, a move aligned with Beijing's effort to get families to have more children after decades of limiting most to one child.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why is China Making Condoms Expensive? 13% VAT Imposed On Contraceptives
- Friday December 5, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
These products had been exempt from VAT for the past three decades as China enforced its strict one-child policy and actively promoted birth control.
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www.ndtv.com