🇧🇩 Pink Tax & Hygiene Poverty Simulator

Based on Primary Research by Khadija Noor Samiya & Girl Up Horit

Sample Size: 119 Urban Student Respondents | Feb 2026

👉 **Context:** Current pricing forces students to delay pad changes past the safe 6-hour limit, causing widespread Skin Irritation. This tool simulates low-compute mathematical edge predictions for policy action.

1. Remove/Reduce VAT: 15%

2. Raw Material Import Duty Subsidy: 0%

3. SME Scale-Up (Jute & Banana Fiber Sourcing)

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📊 Simulated Impact Metrics

Predicted Retail Price 150.0 BDT ❌ Above 100 BDT Target

Hygiene Poverty Index 70.0% Baseline Strain

Skin Irritation & RTI Rate 65.0% Baseline Health Risk

Student Attendance Gain +0.0% Classroom Growth

⚠️ **Action Required:** Product remains a heavy financial burden for students. Lower the VAT or subsidize local SME raw materials further to bring prices down below the 100 BDT ceiling.