The Ministry of Education will limit the cost of state textbooks to a maximum of 500 rubles, said Lilia Gomarova, chairwoman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture. She clarified that the ministry has already prepared an order on the maximum price for school benefits. According to her, earlier the relevant committee analyzed the deficiencies in the textbook publishing system, which were detected by the anti-monopoly service. As a result of joint work, the cost of dozens of textbook titles decreased in some cases by 78%.

The Ministry of Education will limit the cost of state textbooks to a maximum of 500 rubles, said Lilia Gomarova, chairwoman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture. She clarified that the ministry has already prepared an order on the maximum price for school benefits. According to her, earlier the relevant committee analyzed the deficiencies in the textbook publishing system, which were detected by the anti-monopoly service. As a result of joint work, the cost of dozens of textbook titles decreased in some cases by 78%.