The Ministers of Finance and Public Credit, Ricardo Bonilla, and of Education, Daniel Rojas, came out to deny rumors about an alleged cut in resources to Icetex, after a series of complaints about the delay in transfers to the entity, which has aroused suspicion about the validity for next year.
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Likewise, through the social networks of the Ministry of Education, The Government gave a statement of calm about the false rumors of resource cuts.
“The versions that claim that resources of $432,000 million were cut to Icetex in 2024 are false. Students can rest assured, since these transfers were requested and rescheduled by the Ministry of Finance for the coming months. Don’t be fooled! “said Minister Rojas in this regard.
The versions that claim that resources of 432,000 million were cut to the @ICETEX effective 2024.
Students can rest assured, since these turns were requested and rescheduled by @MinHacienda for the next few months. Don’t be fooled! pic.twitter.com/SzeeeDEomp
— MinEducación (@Mineducacion) November 21, 2024
The version of the assumption The cut in resources occurred after they reported delays in payments to Icetex.
On the subject, Minister Daniel Rojas stated that the resources for 2024 are assured, but that the delay in the transfers is due to a “reprogramming” in the allocation of cash by the Ministry of Finance.
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In this regard, the Minister of Finance, Ricardo Bonilla, acknowledged that “There is a backed up cash, but an effort is being made to deliver the available cash to the Ministry of Education”.
Given the controversy, the former Minister of Education and former presidential candidate, Alejandro Gaviria, said that the management of the fund is already affecting the students.
From his X account, Gaviria also wrote that “the Ministry of Education intends to take one billion pesos from Icetex in 2025, which would lead to a breach of constitutional commitments: promised forgiveness that will not be given, interest rates much higher than those agreed upon, etc.”.
The Icetex situation is as follows:
1. The Ministry of Education has not prioritized Icetex in managing cash or liquidity in 2024. Students are already suffering.
2. The Ministry of Education intends to take one billion pesos from Icetex in 2025, which…
— Alejandro Gaviria (@agaviriau) November 21, 2024
Finally he said that “Students do not matter. They want to affect the mixed system of higher education even if the decisions involve ruining many life projects”.
According to the Ministry of Finance, In November, around $600,000 million were delivered to the Ministry of Education, in charge of prioritizing the management of the cash to Icetex.
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