Georgia STOMP renews push to end sales tax on menstrual products

January 18th, 2024

Georgia STOMP (Stop Tax On Menstrual Products) holds a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on Thurs., Jan. 18, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Georgia STOMP)

Georgia is one of 22 states that taxes menstrual products. That means women and girls pay at least an extra $5 a month for items such as pads, tampons, liners, cups and period underwear.

The costs can create financial hardship for some families. Experts say that some girls in Georgia have even missed out on days of school because their families can’t afford menstrual products.

For seven years, Georgia STOMP (Stop Tax On Menstrual Products) has been working to spread awareness and fight to eliminate the 4% state sales tax on feminine products.

Now that Georgia lawmakers are back for the 2024 legislative session, activists are urging elected officials to change the state’s tax code.

On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Claire Cox, the Chair of Georgia STOMP, Rachel Goldberg Perlis, the legislative committee chair for Georgia STOMP and Elle Knott, the advocacy program manager at YWCA of Greater Atlanta, talk with show host Rose Scott about their renewed push to get lawmakers to act.