School buses, the main headache for parents

He School transport it was the one with the biggest price increase for the start of classes this year.

As he noted price control index (CPI) corresponding to the month of Februarywhen major expenditures were made to prepare students for the school year, school buses increased their prices by 4%.

The excuse that the carriers could give is that related to abolition of diesel subsidiesat the beginning of this year, which was reflected in the increase in the price of the same and other fuels, which for the month of February amounted to 5.4% compared to the month of January.

Prices from school uniforms practically remain the same, with a slight growth of 3%, while school shoes Prices dropped by -2.5% compared to last year.

The school texts They had a growth of 1.2 percent from January to February, while compared to last year’s costs, the growth was 1 percent.

At a general level, high school education was the one that reflected the biggest increase, with 2.6%, while in pre-secondary school It was 2%.

As for general primary education, preschool age increased by 2.5%in the meantime, primary school increased by 1.2%.

The classes started last March 4 for pre-school and elementary school levels, in the official sector, and for private schools, while on March 11, high school and high school students were integrated.

This means that More information should be released in April on the stability or variation of these school costs.