COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Several Ohio lawmakers are pushing to eliminate the so-called “Pink Tax” on feminine hygiene products such as tampons and pads.
According to WLWT, state representatives Greta Johnson (D-Akron) and Brigid Kelly (D-Columbus) announced House Bill 61 on Tuesday. The tax on feminine hygiene products generates $4 million a year for the Buckeye State.
Johnson said that with recent tax increases on tampons and other goods and services in Ohio, a woman will pay $632.50 in state taxes on tampons over her lifetime.
Rep. Kelly released a statement to NBC4:
“Continuing to nickel-and-dime women adds up, especially for minimum wage workers who will lose an even greater proportion of weekly earnings to this unfair state tax. I hope lawmakers will consider this opportunity to end a discriminatory practice that unfairly targets half of all Ohioans simply due to their gender.”