Britain Cuts Cost Of Love Making
Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Staff Writer London, UK (AHN) - It will be cheaper to make love in Britain from Saturday thanks to a reduction in sales tax on condoms and other non-prescription contraceptive products announced by the Treasury on Friday. The Treasury in a statement said that a reduction in Value added tax (VAT) on condoms and other non-prescription contraceptive products from 17.5 percent to 5 percent will lead "to immediate reductions in the prices paid by consumers." "Safe sex has never been cheaper," said Public Health Minister Caroline Flint, who cautioned that couples still bear responsibility for halting the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Reduced VAT for condoms was promised in Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown's budget three months ago. Birth control pills and other prescription contraceptives are sold without any sales tax.
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