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Milei Government Promulgates University Financing Law but Freezes Execution Pending Funding

Issued on the statutory deadline, the decrees condition any salary and budget increases on Congress defining financing in the national budget.

Overview

  • Decree 759/2025 published in the Boletín Oficial formalizes Law 27,795 on university financing, and Decree 760/2025 does the same for the Emergency Pediatric law.
  • The Executive cites resource availability rules and Law 24,629 to suspend practical application until funding sources are identified and appropriations are approved by Congress.
  • University unions press ahead with nationwide actions on 21–22 October, with Conadu Histórica and FAGDUT calling 48‑hour stoppages and CONADU and FATUN organizing a 24‑hour strike and protests.
  • The National Interuniversity Council and multiple university councils demand full execution and warn of legal filings and further escalation, while some local unions plan to forgo November–December exam sittings if the freeze persists.
  • Law 27,795 mandates inflation‑linked updates to salaries and operating budgets, expanded scholarships, and research funding, with reported 2025 costs estimated between roughly one and two trillion pesos that the government says require explicit budget cover.