PSD, CDS and IL voted against, but it was not enough. PSD/CDS proposal to index the value to inflation was rejected.
The PS’s proposal to keep tuition fees frozen of higher education in 2026/2027 it was today confirmed by the opposition in plenary, while that of PSD/CDS for indexing the value to inflation was failed.
The PS proposal, which had been approved on the third day of voting in the specialty, was called up for voting in the plenary this morning and approved again with the favorable votes from all benches with the exception of PSD, CDS and IL.
The initiative of the Government parties, despite the appeals of the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the debate that preceded the vote, was also invoked and failure after the vote against Chega, PS, Livre, PCP, BE, PAN and JPP and support from the PSD, CDS and Liberal Initiative benches.
The socialists’ proposal provides that the value of tuition fees “cannot be higher than the value set for the same study cycle in the 2025/2026 academic year”, thus remaining in line with the 697 euros.
O Government intended to unfreeze the value of tuition fees starting next year, with a increase to 710 euros of the maximum value for degrees.
