A federal court in Argentina has ordered the government to comply with a public university funding law approved last October which established pay raises for university staff, and which President Javier Milei has refused to implement over budget concerns. The public universities funding law had been initially approved by Congress in August, but Milei vetoed it days later on the grounds that it went against his zero deficit goals. Congress had already passed a similar law in 2024, but Milei vetoed it, and the lower house backed his decision. The new law approved in 2025 made some adjustments to the previous bill, such as clearly stating where the funding should come from. Something similar occurred with a law that increased funding for people with disabilities, approved last year, which Milei refused to implement claiming funding issues.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald April 01, 2026 16:11 UTC