Join us in the fight to reduce Sunscreen VAT.

You wouldn't think it but currently in the UK Sunscreen is classed as a cosmetic product. 

Sunscreen is a crucial component in the fight against skin cancer and is one of the best ways of preventing the disease. As a cosmetic product sunscreen is subjected to the usual 20% level of VAT. Along with Alyn Smith MEP we have launched a petition to reduce the VAT rate to 5%.



MASScot chair Leigh Smith had this to say:

“We are very glad that Alyn Smith is raising the issue of VAT on sun protection. We are currently teaching the need for sun protection in schools, but the costs means that often people do not use an adequate amount of cream and re-apply it as often as is necessary to give proper protection.

“The number of people with skin cancer has increased by more than 50% in the last decade; it means that malignant melanoma is the fifth most common form of cancer in Scotland and the most common in 15 to 34 year olds.
“While it is an encouraging sign that mortality rates for cancer are falling, the trends within these statistics demonstrate the need for the Government and for us as individuals to do everything we can to avoid it.”


You can sign the petition by clicking on the links below.

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