SFS is making a joint debate contribution with S-students and Moderate students, in which we urge the government to abolish the so-called productivity deduction.
After the financial crisis in the 90s, Sweden's national debt was sky-high and steadily growing. Therefore, the productivity deduction was introduced, which means that 1–2 percent is deducted annually from the state's allocations to the authorities with the aim of saving on public spending. Since most of the country's higher education institutions are authorities, this also applies to them. In practice, this means that higher education is compensated less and less for its costs each year.
About the state budget is an expression of our shared priorities, it is clear that every government, regardless of color, shows that higher education is not a priority. Year after year, the resources that go to Sweden's students are decreasing, as the productivity deduction eats up the money that universities have for teaching. There needs to be a change.
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