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(TibetanReview.net, Dec04’25) – Running out of viable options to address its demographic crisis, China has decided to impose a 13% Value-Added Tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptive products only to be asked, “If you can’t afford a taxed contraceptive, can you afford to raise a child?”
Fighting a so far losing battle to halt a steep decline in births, China has ended a three-decade tax exemption on such products, reflecting a shift in policy from restricting population growth to encouraging it, even as rising costs challenge efforts to boost fertility.
China’s strict birth-control regime—most famously the one-child policy—lasted for about 35 years since being...
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