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Peru Congress Approves 2025 Budget Flexibility for Public Universities With December Pay Rise Provision

The exceptional measure frees universities to reassign existing funds to sustain operations during 2025.

Overview

  • The Plenary passed the bill by 92 votes to 4 with 3 abstentions and waived a second vote, leaving it ready for promulgation.
  • The law authorizes functional-programmatic reallocations from items 2.1.1 (retributions and cash complements) and 2.1.3 (social security contributions) to cover management and operability in 2025.
  • University budget pliegos are temporarily exempt from parts of Budget Law 32185 and Legislative Decree 1440, enabling internal changes without additional MEF approval.
  • Transfers must be approved by each university’s head through a resolution after favorable opinions from the Budget and Human Resources offices.
  • A one-time remuneration increase for ordinary and contracted faculty will be set by supreme decree endorsed by the economy and education ministers and is slated to take effect in December 2025.