Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies approved nominal increases of 1.79% for state universities and 3% for federal institutions, which ANUIES calls insufficient.
- SHCP projects 3.5% inflation and a 4.8% GDP deflator for 2026, signaling a real erosion of universities’ purchasing power.
- ANUIES quantifies the accumulated gap at 50.4 billion pesos, with 42.6 billion concentrated in state, apoyo solidario and intercultural universities.
- The budget omits a salary policy as bargaining needs near a 4% wage rise plus about 2% in benefits, prompting recurring year‑end requests to cover payroll and bonuses.
- ANUIES asks SHCP and SEP for irreducible extraordinary funds in 2026 and a sustainable financing plan for 2027 to uphold free and compulsory higher education.