The idea is to reduce the definance of public education that amounts to around 18 billion pesos.
With 60 votes in favor, the Plenary of the Senate of the Republic approved in the second debate a bill that allows more resources to be delivered to public universities throughout the country.
The initiative, According to the Minister of Education, Daniel Rojas, seeks to reduce the gap of around 18 billion pesos that has been generated with these institutions, Since Law 30 was going ahead.
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“This project consists of closing the historical gap, since it is estimated that the definance of the public university amounts to 18 billion pesos from issue And a medium -term horizon, 1% of GDP is destined to finance the public university, ”he said.
“It has a cyclical component, but the consumer price index will not be used, but the index of higher education costs, which has a much greater relationship with what public education really costs. So, in that sense, We hope not only to reach that 1% of GDP for the financing of higher education, but also include 34 technical and technological institutions that had no budget base and now have the guaranteed resources, ”he added.
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He said that these resources for higher education must be included in the general budget of the Nationbut this time the financing of the same will be calculated differently.
Senator Pedro Flórez, Who was speaker of this initiative, said that with her it is sought that The increase in resources “be progressive and reaches 20 billion pesos in the coming years.”
Now the project has its approval in its latest debates in the Sixth Commission and in the Plenary of the House of Representatives.
Source: Integrated information system
