Protesters stormed Ghana’s parliament to demand for the reduction of prices of sanitary pads following the increment of taxes on the commodity.
The locals now say they want the taxes removed on sanitary pads .
The group says the government should remove the 20 percent import tax and 12.5 percent Value Added Tax, on sanitary pads which have made them too expensive.
The high cost of sanitary pads, according to the campaigners, is among others, causing absenteeism among girls in school.
However, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has warned the government not to scrap the taxes.
It cautions that removing the taxes on imported pads would make it harder for local manufacturers to compete.
The Ghana Revenue Authority says menstrual hygiene products are classified as finished goods and so are subject to import tax.