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Cut-the-Cost: the Pink Tax

Have you heard of the Pink Tax? This week's Cut-the-Cost explains the price differences in products marketed towards women. Companies charge more for everything from razors to kid's toys when the target audience is female, and this adds up. Newstalk Reporter Aoife Kearns joined Mairead to share her top tips on how to get around the Pink Tax.

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15.50 6 Nov 2023


Cut-the-Cost: the Pink Tax


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15.50 6 Nov 2023


Have you heard of the Pink Tax? This week's Cut-the-Cost explains the price differences in products marketed towards women.

Companies charge more for everything from razors to kid's toys when the target audience is female, and this adds up.

Newstalk Reporter Aoife Kearns joined Mairead to share her top tips on how to get around the Pink Tax.


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