The Rectors Went to Congress: the 2027 Budget Foresees Nearly $4 Billion Less for Universities than They Ask For
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In the budget I send to Congress, it allocated $7.3 billion and the rectors claim $11 billion. It does not contemplate what is owed by the university financing law. The government says that the rectors' calculations are wrong.
The project presented by the government spends $7.3 billion, while the sector claims $11 billion; they warn that, unchanged, some study houses may not open their doors
The proposal of the Executive remains short according to the calculation of the National Interuniversity Council.
Representatives of the National Interuniversity Council argued that there is a $4 billion difference between what the government foresees and the needs of the higher education system. They called for compliance with the University Financing Act passed in 2025.
The president of the CIN and rector of the National University of Rosario (UNR), Franco Bartolacci, presented before the Congress the calculation of resources that the public universities estimate for next year. He was accompanied by the vice president of the agency, Anselmo Torres, and the authorities of the Economic Affairs Committee. The calculation adds about $11 billion and includes resources for teaching and non-teaching salaries, operatio…
The project includes changes in non-contributory disability pensions and sets $7.3 billion for universities, compared to the $11 billion demanded by the National Inter-University Council (CIN).
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