Claim: Central government imposes tax on school books.
Fact-check: While there is no tax on printed school books, there is tax on their printing and supply - FACTLY
Verdict: while there is no exact mention of gst on school books or school textbooks, gst on 'printed books, including braille books'; and on 'children's picture, drawing or colouring books' is zero, whereas the gst on 'exercise book, graph book, & laboratory note book and notebooks' is 12%. the authority of advance ruling  held that 12% of gst is applicable to printing and supply of textbooks to government departments which are registered under goods and services tax  acts, 2017.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2022-07-11T09:15:00