To get a child ready for school, parents spend at least MDL 1500 from family budget

The prices at the Chisinau School Supplies Fair show that parents need to spend at least MDL 1500 from the family budget to get a child ready for school. Considering the fact that most of the schools and lyceums introduced compulsory uniforms, parents will have to spend about 450 lei for a uniform. In addition, they need to spend 100 lei to buy a shirt and 300 lei to buy school shoes. The sports uniform, including a training suit and trainers, can be bought at the School Supplies Fair for about 450 lei. A school bag costs between 80 and 200 lei, and a set of stationery can be bought for about 200 lei. Besides these expenses, there is also the hiring of handbooks, which will reach 56 – 110 lei this school year. The School Supplies Fair is taking place between August 16 and September 2 in the Cathedral’s Park of the capital city.