Nationwide Council Fee Pushes for Extra Schooling Funding, Challenges Federal Council’s Austerity Plans

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(Keystone-SDA) The accountable fee of the Nationwide Council needs to dam the austerity plans of the Federal Council for training. Over the following 4 years, he needs 152 million francs extra funding in training, analysis and innovation than the state authorities.

The Federal Council designates 29.2 billion francs for investments in training, analysis and innovation over the following 4 years. This corresponds to development of 1.6 p.c, not adjusted for inflation. The federal government argues that extra shouldn’t be attainable as a result of tight monetary state of affairs.

The plans encounter resistance: varied actors from science, analysis and training in addition to the cantons wish to develop increased. Now the primary Science, Schooling and Tradition Fee of the Nationwide Council (WBK-N) can be making use of for extra funding.

General, development within the subsequent funding interval is predicted to extend by 1.7 p.c in comparison with the present interval, because the parliamentary providers introduced on Friday. This corresponds to further credit score claims of 152.2 million francs.