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The book bonus had been established in the previous budget with an allocation of 20 million euros per year.
The book bonus established in the last budget with an allocation of 20 million euros per year for the provision of contributions to be allocated to families with ISEE under 30 thousand has been postponed to 2027.
The measure - based on a paragraph of article 4 of the school decree - is postponed to 2027 with an allocation still of 20 million, but with the extension of the audience to 40 thousand euros of ISEE.
The bonus is intended for families with children in the first classes of lower secondary school and first and third grades of upper secondary school.
The resources that had been allocated for the measure for 2026 are re-allocated to the Municipalities fund for the free provision of books as part of the subsidized social benefits.

The government is postponing the book bonus of 20 million euros per year until 2027, raising the ISEE threshold to 40 thousand euros. The resources planned for 2026 are diverted to the Municipalities for subsidized social benefits. Criticism from the Democratic Party.

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