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10-07-2011, 03:30 PM
Former director of the United Nations Human Development Report in the Dominican Republic, economist Miguel Ceara-Hatton says that in the 2012 National Budget passed by the Senate the government has assigned less to the Ministry of Education than it did in 1999, and only slightly more than it did in 2002. The percentage of GDP assigned to the Ministry of Education for public education, nevertheless, is at 2.954% the highest yet granted by the Fernandez administration. Ceara-Hatton disputed statements by the Senate that the government was allocating 3% to education.
He says that according to the budget, the functional spending on education will be RD$790,399.6 million and the GDP estimated for 2012 will be RD$2,383,425 million, or 2.954% of GDP. He says the difference between 3% and 2.954% is RD$1.1 billion.
The government has assigned RD$58.5 billion for the Ministry of Education, or 2.45% of GDP.
Writing in today's Hoy newspaper, the economist says that the government figures that in 2012 it will spend 2.954% in education but this is taking into account it will make 100% of the funds available. He says that in reality, in the past three years the Ministry has only been able to implement 95% of what is programmed. This would mean education would receive 2.80% of GDP or RD$3.6 billion less. He said with 95% of the budget allotment the Ministry would be spending 2.33% of GDP, or less than funds available in 2002.
A national campaign is underway to convince the government to allot the 4% of GDP or 16% of the National Budget to education.
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He says that according to the budget, the functional spending on education will be RD$790,399.6 million and the GDP estimated for 2012 will be RD$2,383,425 million, or 2.954% of GDP. He says the difference between 3% and 2.954% is RD$1.1 billion.
The government has assigned RD$58.5 billion for the Ministry of Education, or 2.45% of GDP.
Writing in today's Hoy newspaper, the economist says that the government figures that in 2012 it will spend 2.954% in education but this is taking into account it will make 100% of the funds available. He says that in reality, in the past three years the Ministry has only been able to implement 95% of what is programmed. This would mean education would receive 2.80% of GDP or RD$3.6 billion less. He said with 95% of the budget allotment the Ministry would be spending 2.33% of GDP, or less than funds available in 2002.
A national campaign is underway to convince the government to allot the 4% of GDP or 16% of the National Budget to education.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)