Published: Dec 04, 2025, 12:05 IST | Updated: Dec 04, 2025, 12:05 IST
China has introduced a 13% VAT on condoms as part of a broader strategy to boost its declining birth rate, ending a 33-year tax exemption on contraceptives. The move is part of revised family planning rules, which aim to encourage larger families and address the country's demographic crisis.