Conacyt suffers cut in the PPEF 2023

According to the 2023 Federation Expenditure Budget Project (PPEF), released on the afternoon of September 8, science, technology and innovation (CTI) in Mexico would receive an amount of 128 thousand 746 million 300 thousand 018 , against the 113 thousand 277 million 421 thousand 634 pesos of 2022. This is a difference in favor of 15 thousand 468 million 878 thousand 348 pesos, without taking into account the inflationary factor.

If the proposal is approved as presented, 108 thousand 487 million 576 thousand 082 will be fiscal resources and 20 thousand 258 million 723 thousand 936 self-generated by educational and research institutions. The largest amount would go to public education, with 49 thousand 894 million 550 thousand 151, which includes institutions such as the UNAM, which would receive 18 thousand 104 million 227 thousand 796; the National Polytechnic Institute with 5 thousand 018 million 938 thousand 843; and the Metropolitan Autonomous University, which would receive 4 thousand 178 million 714 thousand 567

The bad news arrives for the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt) and the research centers that depend on it, Branch 38, which would have a decrease of 2 thousand 217 million 390 thousand 833 pesos for its substantial operations. In 2023, the head of the scientific sector of the country would receive an amount of 31 thousand 655 million 085 thousand 408 pesos against 33 thousand 872 million 476 thousand 241 pesos in 2022.

Of that amount, more than 75% (24 thousand 604 million 585 thousand 953) would be for the operation of Conacyt itself, and the rest (7,051 million pesos) would be divided among 26 Conacyt public research centers in the country, the National System of Researchers ( SNI) and postgraduate scholarships, mainly.

nelly.toche@eleconomista.mx