Skin cancer charity calls for sunscreen tax to be cut so British children are protected in summer

Skin cancer charity calls for sunscreen tax to be cut so British children are protected in summer VAT should be slashed on sunscreen to protect people from skin cancer, according to a charity.

Charity Melanoma Focus commissioned a survey of 2,003 people on sunscreen, finding half think it is too expensive and around two-thirds would wear more sun cream if it were 20 per cent cheaper.

Some 10 per cent of people said they don't use sunscreen at all due to the cost. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Scrap tax on sunscreen, say cancer charities BBC News
• Charities call for scrapping of VAT on sunscreen amid skin cancer fears The Guardian
• Calls for sunscreen to be VAT-free as charity warns about link between poverty and skin cancer Sky News