From 1 January, contraceptives will be subject to a 13% VAT rate – part of a carrot-and-stick approach by the government to increase births
China is set to impose a value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives for the first time in three decades, as the country tries to boost its birthrate and modernise its tax laws.
From 1 January, condoms and contraceptives will be subject to a 13% VAT rate – a tax from which the goods have been exempt since China introduced nationwide VAT in 1993.
The measure was buried in a VAT law passed in 2024 in an effort to modernise China’s tax regime. VAT accounts for nearly 40% of China’s total tax revenue.
or you could just, you know, get a 16 minute vasectomy procedure and bypass all that.
Fully reversable if you ever want kids, truly a better option and something I wished I knew when I was younger.
The reversability is over exaggerated, in the best case it’s about 50% from before the procedure
You can’t make a blatant statement like that without considering age and how long one has had said procedure.
As a general rule while not accounting for age and health too, see the following. Also, feel free to fact check me because I’m that sure of this:
< 3 years: Sperm return ~97-100%, Pregnancy ~80%.
3 - 8 years: Sperm return ~90%, Pregnancy ~50%.
9 - 14 years: Sperm return ~79%, Pregnancy ~44%.
15+ years: Sperm return ~71%, Pregnancy ~30%.
If the Chinese goverment is increasing taxes on condoms to force people to give birth more, I doubt they will let men get vasectomies easily
Best part about being in Asia is you’re a couple hour flight to Thailand, Singapore, India, Malaysia, and South Korea where such things like medical tourism is common for Chinese.