PCB candidate proposes change in financing for state universities in SP

PCB candidate for the Government of SP, Carlos Machado — Photo: TV TEM/Reproduction

The candidate for governor of São Paulo by the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), Carlos Machado, defended the change in the basis for calculating the budget of São Paulo's state universities during a campaign schedule in Marília (SP) this Tuesday afternoon (22).

The candidate participated in a situation analysis with students at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). On the occasion, Machado highlighted the need to guarantee resources for infrastructure and student retention in public higher education.

During the visit, the candidate criticized the current situation of state institutions and highlighted the agenda defended by Fórum das Seis, a collective that brings together unions and student organizations from USP, Unesp, Unicamp and Centro Paula Souza.

The proposal envisages replacing the current financing model, linked to the collection of Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS), for Net Tax Revenue (RTL).

"Today, public universities are going through a process of scrapping, mainly from the perspective of maintaining student permanence. Even the Forum of the Six defends an improvement precisely on the issue of the budget, which today is based on ICMS, but they intend for it to be on RTL, which is precisely the Net Tax Revenue, which in this case guarantees a slightly larger budget and can maintain the autonomy of the university and invest in infrastructure", he told TV TEM.

Currently, state universities in São Paulo depend on a fixed share of ICMS. The change to RTL would mean that the transfer would be calculated on the State's total net tax collection, which would bring greater budgetary stability in the face of fluctuations in the collection of tax on goods.

Born in Franca, in the interior of São Paulo, Carlos Machado is 41 years old, has a degree in History and works as a high school teacher. In his political career, he ran for the position of vice-mayor in his hometown in the 2024 elections. This is the first time he has run for state government for the PCB.

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