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ShadowcatX
September 27th, 2005, 01:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050927/od_afp/netherlandswitchcraft_050927183424;_ylt=Aow_vpAvSatUeLw0FEpJZm2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NT c- (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050927/od_afp/netherlandswitchcraft_050927183424;_ylt=Aow_vpAvSatUeLw0FEpJZm2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NT c-)

For the year and a day classes. . .
healeri2
September 28th, 2005, 04:25 PM
Isn't this great?

Witchcraft training gets tax break

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Posted: 1243 GMT (2043 HKT)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) -- Dutch tax authorities have allowed a woman to deduct the €2,210 ($2,655) it cost her to take a one-year course in witchcraft, an inland revenue official said on Wednesday.

The 39-year actress and artist learnt how to use crystal balls and prepare herbs, and also spells and other witchcraft skills at the course held in the country's northwest.

"The woman used the training in order to start ... giving workshops, so she used it to extend her professional knowledge," the tax official told Reuters.

Margarita Roland, who gave the course, said she teaches apprentices all they need to know to become a witch, using magic as a force for good.

"A witch is a wise woman or man who knows about the magic of life in general and the magic of the earth in particular," said Roland, known as the "witch of Appelscha" after her home town.


http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/28/dutch.witchcraft.reut/index.html (http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/28/dutch.witchcraft.reut/index.html)
LyraDragonStar
September 28th, 2005, 09:47 PM
Sounds pretty cool! :tongueout
ravynbynorthwynd
September 29th, 2005, 12:47 AM
someone also posted about this here. (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=109091)
Xentor
October 2nd, 2005, 06:08 PM
someone also posted about this here. (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=109091)

Corrected. Threads merged.
Jenne
October 2nd, 2005, 06:10 PM
Huh. It's a new day, apparently!
Xentor
October 2nd, 2005, 06:10 PM
As long as the course she took is an officially recognised educational program, one is eligible for tax reduction, as with any other program. Gotta love Dutch tax laws.