Socialists: Half of families finance start of school year from credit
Budapest, August 21 (MTI) – More than half of Hungarian households finance the start of the school year using credit, an opposition Socialist politician said on Sunday.
Ildikó Borbély Bangó told a news conference that data available shows that more than 18 percent of parents have taken up a loan to pay for the items such as clothing and equipment their children need to start school. A further 35 percent plan to.
Speaking outside a hypermarket, she said classroom equipment came to over 40,000 forints (EUR 130), PE kit cost over 6,000 while smart shoes were over 5,000 forints per child. On top of this, school clothes must also be bought, she added. She said many parents also pay for foreign-language textbooks at 16,000 forints each.
The Socialist lawmaker accused the ruling Fidesz party of “lying” about how the start of the academic year was essentially costless.
The Socialists, she added, want to cut VAT on basic foodstuffs as well as on equipment needed for schooling.
Photo: MTI
Source: MTI
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