The central government has abolished more than 30 years of regulations that required private schools without state funding to seek state approval. Increase in fees and registration fees.
This decision, published in the Official Gazette together with Decree 787/2025, provides that private educational institutions may: You can freely set the price value There is no need to communicate your decision to the state or wait for its approval.
What do the measurement results show?
This Decree provides for the repeal of Decree 2417/1993, which has regulated the state system for more than 30 years. customs duty private education.
From now on, it will become a private school corporation. has full autonomy to define the value of quota and license platewithout state intervention.
The measures aim to “protect the principle of free contract” and allow schools to “define pricing and remuneration policies based on market demand within the framework of fair competition,” according to an official document.
Why was that decision made?
The government said that the previous regulations werepresents restrictions and requirements that make it difficult for public educational institutions to adapt; It is to reflect the influence of private management in the educational and economic realities of this country. ”

He further asserted that “state intervention in the regulation and finance of private educational facilities is not what the government wants.” Guarantee the quality of educationcaused adverse effects that affected its operations and economic viability. ”
initiative arrives Private schools without state subsidies. This represents nearly 6% of all educational institutions. Argentina’s approximately 2,000 institutions are distributed throughout the country.
Among the basic points, it was emphasized that the amount must be presented in advance. “It limits your ability to adapt to market fluctuations.”It prevents them from adjusting prices based on economic realities and operating costs. ”

The decree also points out that this arrangement “harms families who have to face high educational costs from the beginning of the school year, limits their ability to choose an educational institution that suits their financial possibilities, and in some cases forces them to transfer their children to other educational institutions.”
Finally, the government states that “the tax rates imposed by the country are of a predictable and fixed nature; Unstable quality of educationConsidering that a facility cannot adequately respond to changes in the cost of inputs, salaries, and other operating expenses unless it is first licensed. ”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Deregulation and National Transformation added further discussion. “With this update, The requirements and processes for privately managed public education are consistent with the requirements of the current federal administration. ” they explained.
“This also applies to other educational institutions, such as universities and institutes, which are not subject to the restrictions established by Decree 2417/93 and whose operations have not experienced difficulties,” they added.
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