The Chamber of Deputies yesterday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would set a zero tariff for all textbooks and books considered to be scientific in nature. Approved in first reading, the bill had been introduced by PRD Deputies Ivelisse Prats de Pérez and Hugo Tolentino Dipp, both representing the DN. It now goes to a special committee for review before returning to the Chamber floor for final vote. The Deputies say that they are pushing the bill because the cost of textbooks has skyrocketed in recent years, putting them beyond the buying power of some students.
