September Spotlight: Unlocking Opportunities with the Government’s Top-Priority Projects
- President Gabriel Boric led a new Cabinet Council in La Moneda, where he analyzed the legislative initiatives that the Government will promote for the last months of the...
- The head of state emphasized that "We are starting a new period which is one of continuity, but we are going to have a new legislative stimulus.
- Along these lines, Boric noted that "During September we are going to resume the discussion on euthanasia, on the right to a dignified death, and we are also...
President Gabriel Boric led a new Cabinet Council in La Moneda, where he analyzed the legislative initiatives that the Government will promote for the last months of the year, highlighting the urgency of the euthanasia project and the introduction of the rule that puts an end to State Guaranteed Credit (CAE).
The head of state emphasized that “We are starting a new period which is one of continuity, but we are going to have a new legislative stimulus. Firstly, in continuation and in this I congratulate the effort that many of you have put into it, but in particular Minister Marcel and Minister Jara because the reforms to the tax and pension compliance system some called for their eviction going ahead and on the right track.”
Legislative Initiatives for the Last Months of the Year
Along these lines, Boric noted that “During September we are going to resume the discussion on euthanasia, on the right to a dignified death, and we are also going to present the bill that ends the CAE and establishes a new funding mechanism for higher education,” he added.
The Field of Forgiveness
Regarding the proposal that ends the CAE, the Minister of Education, Nicolás Cataldo, later explained that the project will focus on those debtors with the least resources and on those who have complied with their monthly payments.
“Our proposal does not try to promote the idea of tolerating everything to everyone, but rather it tries to promote the idea that everyone receives an offer to improve their current conditions which could, in some cases, imply the removal of the debt completely. We are thinking about people who are in worse conditions, who did not finish studying and therefore their debts are less, but who have no possibility of catching up, and also about those people who have been responsible, that they have delivered, that they have been paying regularly, and even today their debts are small,” explained Cataldo.
However, the head of the Mineduc noted that “We will try to “offer alternatives to everyone that allow us to incorporate those who are currently delinquent to regulate their contribution to this massive funding system. Because, obviously, we want this to give the necessary responsibility to all of us who study with these contributions from the State, to be expressed in this space of contribution to maintain a model so that others can experience the possibility of studying in higher education.”
