Students at the University of Buenos Aires Exact and Natural Sciences faculty announced a one-day occupation of the building to protest President Javier Milei's spending cuts, warning that free public higher education is at risk. Students and professors say low pay is driving top faculty to private universities, and austerity threatens funding for public education. Since taking office in 2023, Milei has laid off thousands of state workers, shut ministries and cut subsidies to fight high inflation, which has fallen to around 2% a month; he says growth is strong, with 27 consecutive months of expansion. Congress passed laws increasing university funding and declaring a disability emergency, but the government has refused to implement them, and a federal judge has begun fining it 100,000 pesos (around $70) a day. A protest on Thursday demanding implementation turned violent, with at least 25 people detained and several injured, including security forces.
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Students at the University of Buenos Aires Exact and Natural Sciences faculty announced a one-day occupation of the building to protest President Javier Milei's spending cuts, warning that free public higher education is at risk. Students and professors say low pay is driving top faculty to private universities, and austerity threatens funding for public education. Since taking office in 2023, Milei has laid off thousands of state workers, shut ministries and cut subsidies to fight high inflation, which has fallen to around 2% a month; he says growth is strong, with 27 consecutive months of expansion. Congress passed laws increasing university funding and declaring a disability emergency, but the government has refused to implement them, and a federal judge has begun fining it 100,000 pesos (around $70) a day. A protest on Thursday demanding implementation turned violent, with at least 25 people detained and several injured, including security forces.
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