Spending on school kit up 15%

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 23 - Spending on school books and other supplies has risen by 15% this year, consumer group Codacons said ahead of the start of the school year next month.
    According to initial estimates by Codacons, the goods with the highest price increases are backpacks, diaries and 'designer' pencil cases.
    For a designer backpack, expenditure can exceed 200 euros, while for a pencil case equipped (with pens, pencils and felt-tip pens) it can cost up to 60 euros. (ANSA).