The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili, said that from the next academic year textbooks will be issued free of charge in Georgia.
Margvelashvili added that as a result of the reform the parents of Georgian pupils will be able to save from 150 - 200 laris ($90.8-$121.1), News Georgia reports.
He added that the reform would not affect the publishers, who will still be paid.
