{"id":22802,"date":"2019-09-27T13:15:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=22802"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:15:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:15:50","slug":"denmark-stops-university-budget-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/denmark-stops-university-budget-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark stops university budget cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Danish Social Democratic government has recently introduced an updated proposed budget, which aims to put a stop to university budget cuts.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until now, educational institutions in the country were forced to cut their expenses by around 2% on an annual basis. However, this often leads to serious budgetary deficits, and the new government is looking to change this situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An end to university budget cuts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent press release by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, the practice of forcefully cutting educational budgets will be eradicated.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>University budget cuts have had a detrimental effect on the quality of education in the country, and the government is looking to put a stop to that.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemokratiet.dk\/da\/politikere\/folketingsmedlem\/ane-halsboe-joergensen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ane Halsboe-J\u00f8rgensen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Minister for Higher Education and Science, education is a top priority for Denmark, as it is what makes the future generation excel.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to make up for the funding generated by the annual university budget cuts, the government plans to introduce a variety of new taxes.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Some of these proposed taxes include ones for work mobiles, shareholder taxes, and taxes related to inherited funds and property.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newly proposed budget details that recent reductions in inheritance tax should be reverted, while shareholders should see a lowering in the limit of non-taxable profits from stocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Betting on education<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>What the Social Democratic government is looking to do is give the educational system sufficient funding, in order to boost the quality and better satisfy educators and faculty members.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Ms. Halsboe-J\u00f8rgensen, education is a fundamental part of the future of Denmark. For her, university budget cuts pose a threat to the successful functioning of educational institutions in the country.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark is not the only country looking to allocate more funding for education. <\/span><b>Recently, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/education-indonesia-budget-178-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Indonesia<\/b><\/a><b> also introduced an upgraded government budget, which places a focus on developing the educational system.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Danish Social Democratic government has recently introduced an updated proposed budget, which aims to put a stop to university budget cuts. Until now, educational institutions in the country were forced to cut their expenses by around 2% on an annual basis. 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