Undersecretary of Higher Education Juan Eduardo Vargas explained the decree of the Ministry of Finance that was released on Monday and noted that it is false that student benefits will be cut to deal with the coronavirus crisis, ensuring that it is a “reallocation” of resources, and not a “reduction”.
Through a thread on Twitter, the authority of the Ministry of Education explained that “the decree of @Min_Hacienda only reallocates amounts that will not be dealt with this year to be allocated to families who have suffered the consequences of the pandemic affecting our country and the whole world.”
Vargas added that there are amounts that will not be addressed, a product – among other things – to the “sabotage of the PSU surrender resulted in a decrease in tuition and, consequently, a release of funds.”
“We insist: All students who apply and qualify will have student benefits. The @mineduc’s commitment remains intact,” the undersecretary concluded.
On this subject was also expressed the president of the Federation of Students of the University of Chile (Fech), Emilia Schneider, who through Twitter stated that “we corroborate the information and such cuts will not affect students and their benefits, explanation is low of 20 thousand students in tuition. However, it remains to study its effects and be alert to ads.”
