The former president published a statement this afternoon on his “X” account to discuss the budget funds received by universities, within the framework of the debate by veto of the financing law promoted by the government of Javier Milei.
“In the television debate about the university, it was clear that the UBA faces a transparency crisis”, denounced Macri and added that “since 2015 he has not presented not a single invoice. The truth is that university autonomy is not being discussed here. “Access to the university or its operation is not being questioned either.”
The UBA’s response to Macri’s accusations
The UBA responded to the accusations of the leader of the PRO, through a release about the internal audits and the external accountability. “Before the fallacious and ill-intentioned statements Maurico Macri, “The University of Buenos Aires is obliged to once again clarify issues that the former President already knows, with the aim of NOT confusing society,” they first expressed.
Next, the university assured that the comments of former President Macri “they are totally wrong” either “has a profound lack of knowledge on the subject or is grossly untrue”, given that, as they have expressed on other occasions, national universities “are audited within the current regulatory framework by the General Auditor’s Office of the Nation (AGN),” an organization that audits “the entire National State and not only the universities.”
“In the particular case of the UBA, the last audit that the AGN carried out ended in 2023, as can be seen from the organization’s own website (https://www.agn.gob.ar/)”, The institution clarified and added that, in parallel with the AGN review, “there are also internal audits, whose managers are elected by collegiate bodies where all faculty are included.”
“This marks an important difference with the internal audit of the rest of the National State, where the person in charge is a person designated exclusively and directly by the President,” they stated from the UBA. And, in addition, they pointed out that the Ministry of Human Capital, through the Undersecretary of University Policies, “receives a monthly report of income and expenses.” This information is sent “every month to Alejandro Álvarez, with the maximum level of detail as stipulated in the annual budget laws and the Financial Administration Law.”
“Additionally, twice a year (with cut-off dates 6/30 and 12/31), the University sends to the Ministry of Economy (General Accounting Office of the Nation) its financial statements and closing tables, with all the resources and disbursements for the period,” the university explained. All the information received by the portfolio managed by Luis Caputo also “is consolidated and sent to the National Congress.”
Likewise, they reminded Macri that during his government “the National State promoted numerous technical cooperation agreements” with the UBA. “The decision of your government to request such assistance from this university, as do companies, the Federal Justice or the National Congress, are indicative of the prestige and transparency of our institution,” they retorted.
“We want a public university at the level of the training and research that our society needs and former presidents that are at the level of what the public debate needs: that do not miss the truththat do not ignore what they administered“, closed the statement signed by Ricardo Gelpi, rector of the UBA.
The complete statement from the UBA
Given the fallacious and ill-intentioned statements of Maurico Macri, the University of Buenos Aires is forced to once again clarify issues that the former President already knows, with the aim of NOT confusing society.
The comments of former president @mauriciomacri are totally wrong. Either he has a profound lack of knowledge on the subject or he is grossly untrue.
The National Universities are audited within the current regulatory framework by the General Audit Office of the Nation (AGN), which audits the entire National State and not only the universities. In the particular case of the UBA, the last audit that the AGN carried out ended in 2023, as can be seen from the organization’s own website (https://www.agn.gob.ar/).
In Universities there are also internal audits, whose managers are elected by collegiate bodies where all faculty are included. This marks an important difference with the internal audit of the rest of the National State, where the person in charge is a person designated exclusively and directly by the President.
As if this were not enough, the Ministry of Human Capital, through the Undersecretary of University Policies, receives a monthly report of income and expenses. This information reaches Alejandro Alvarez every month, with the highest level of detail as stipulated in the annual budget laws and the Financial Administration Law.
Additionally, twice a year (with cut-off dates 6/30 and 12/31), the University sends to the Ministry of Economy (General Accounting Office of the Nation) its financial statements and closing tables, with all the resources and expenditures of the period. Finally, all the information and documentation received by the Ministry of Economy is consolidated and sent to the National Congress.
During the government of Mr. Macri, the National State promoted numerous technical cooperation agreements with our University. The decision of your government to request such assistance from this university, as do companies, the Federal Justice or the National Congress, are indicative of the prestige and transparency of our institution.
We want a public university at the level of the training and research that our society needs and former presidents who are at the level of what the public debate needs: that they do not lack the truth, that they do not ignore what they administered.
Source: Ambito
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