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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - Tornado at school]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Back to school with tax cuts: regional governments apply deductions for education expenses]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/economy/back-to-school-with-tax-cuts-regional-governments-apply-deductions-for-education-expenses_1_5495931.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/db2fe9a7-d426-4e4c-b0ef-b6c732d4ce7f_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Returning to school represents a very high expense for many families, more than 422 euros on average. For the entire year, this is more than 2,000 euros in private schools, which is reduced by half in public schools, according to the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU). However, some of these costs can be deducted from the personal income tax return (IRPF) in the regional bracket. Catalonia, the community to which the school exists <a href="https://en.ara.cat/society/next-year-there-will-also-be-school-vouchers-for-primary-and-secondary-school-students_1_5341769.html">a school voucher for each of the 795,000 primary and secondary school students</a>Of the fifteen autonomous communities with a common system, it offers the fewest tax benefits of this type. The only one related to education concerns higher education, as it can be applied to loans to finance master's or doctoral degrees. 100% of the interest associated with these loans is repaid.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Agustí Sala]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:01:33 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Students at a primary school in Palma on the first day of this school year.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Catalonia, which provides a 60-euro voucher per student, is one of the few autonomous regions without tax breaks for school fees.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why is it important to have children have their eyes checked before returning to school?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f4eeb2ec-00b1-4d2b-acf6-70efcc4b5f58_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The return to school can show symptoms that may lead children to think they have eye problems, for example, when looking at the blackboard, reading books, or even playing. For this reason, pediatric ophthalmology experts at the<a href="https://www.imo.es/ca/?utm_source=branded&utm_medium=bc_diariara&utm_campaign=bc_diariara_vueltaalcole" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">IMO Grup Miranza</a>, a leading ophthalmology clinic in Barcelona, ​​recommends checking children's eye health from birth and annually from the age of three or four. It's more convenient to time an eye health assessment at the start of the school year to ensure children don't have vision problems that could hinder their learning.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Redacció]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:00:10 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[IMO Grup Miranza specialists recommend having children have their eyes checked annually to detect any problems that could hinder their learning.]]></subtitle>
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