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  • Iceland Eliminates “Pink Tax”

    Iceland Eliminates “Pink Tax”

    Health care products that are specifically for people with uteruses have been taken down a tax bracket, effectively eliminating the “pink tax”, Vísir reports. The law, which was voted into approval last June, goes into effect now. As such, the VAT on…

  • Record Number of Vasectomies In Iceland

    Record Number of Vasectomies In Iceland

    According to new data from the Directorate of Health more Icelandic men than ever before opted for a vasectomy last year. RÚV reports that 507 men were sterilised last year and by comparison 483 underwent a vasectomy the year before that. In…