He Conflict between the Government and public universities It is far from being solved and now it has been added to the Possibility of a new march in October against cuts in budget items university education provided in it Budget 2025. The sector is also on alert due to the Executive’s threat to veto the financing law voted in the Senate.
According to the “Law of Laws” presented last night by Milei in it Congress, The institutions were assigned about half of what they have been claiming. Moving on to numbers, the Government would allocate $3.8 billion to national universities, while The National Interuniversity Council (CIN) demands $7.2 billion.
And as they had already anticipated days ago, rectors and federations that bring together teachers and non-teaching staff are threatening a new march in October. This way they will try to pressure the Chamber of Deputies to demand a new vote on the university budget law to avoid the Milei’s veto.
Universities warn of budget cuts: “It does not contemplate the recovery of wages”
“At midnight we were able to access the spreadsheets and conduct a detailed analysis. We notice that there is a huge difference and it is explained, because basically the Government does not contemplate the recovery of wages“, he indicated Victor Moriñigo, President of the CIN and rector of the National University of San Luis.
Moriñigo said that in the Government “There is no real intention to restore teaching and non-teaching salaries “The only certainty that emerges from this budget is that teachers and non-teaching staff in 2025 will have the same salaries as today, not even considering inflation, which was estimated at 18%,” he added.
Along those lines he stressed: “That is why this afternoon [por el lunes] We met with the federations and We decided that next Tuesday, after the CIN meeting, we will announce the measures to be taken: a new march for October“Unless the Government makes a move that would allow this situation to change, although we see this as highly unlikely because we see no willingness to engage in dialogue.”
Education cuts in the 2025 budget
The National Government yesterday detailed the general guidelines of the 2025 Budget, which indicate a 5% GDP growth, an inflation of 18.3% and a dollar at $1,207 for the next period. These are the forecasts included in the text of the Budget that was submitted to Congress on Sunday night.
According to the text, it will be allocated 5.7% of the National Budget to the education systemwhich includes funds for universities, the National Literacy Plan, the Progresar Program and the care of school cafeterias.
So far this year, the Government has allocated updated budget allocations for operating expenses. The salaries of teachers, researchers, managers and non-teaching administrative staff represent nearly 85% of the university budget.while operating costs are 5%.
Since the beginning of the libertarian administration, university unions have considered the updates granted by the Government to be insufficient: a 4% in Junea 9% for Maya 8% in Aprila 12% in March and in February, 16%six points above what was established by the negotiations in force at that time. Later, they added a 7% of July.
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