During a program on TN where the Argentine universities were debated, a foreign student demanded that taxes on Argentines be increased to ensure greater funding for public universities, while maintaining free education for students from other countries.
This is Emilio Ponce, an Ecuadorian student of Political Science at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), who defended unrestricted access to the Argentine educational system during the interview. In that context, when asked how to increase resources for universities, he proposed a higher tax burden.
“Of course we need to think of new ways of financing, applying taxes to the great wealth of the country, that is a great way of financing, of course there are ways of financing,” he stated, suggesting that the State must collect more to sustain the system.
His statements generated strong criticism, especially for demanding that Argentine citizens face higher taxes to finance a service from which foreigners benefit without any direct contribution.
