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Opinion: Give Missouri Families a Tax Break: Eliminate the Luxury Tax on Diapers and Feminine Hygiene Products

Missouri levies a 4.225% sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. This high sales tax rate, sometimes called a luxury tax rate, is far greater than the sales tax rate for groceries, which is 1.225%, or for many other healthcare products, which are tax exempt.