Ministry of Science: Spending on science to increase by PLN 690 million in 2015
According to the draft budget for 2015, spending on science will be higher by PLN 690 million, an increase of over 10 percent compared to 2014. State spending for universities will also increase by about 900 million, or 6 percent - announced the Ministry of Science.
Last week on Wednesday, the government initially approved draft budget for 2015. According to the proposal, the state budget expenditures on education in 2015 will reach PLN 7 billion 438 million, which is a PLN 690 million or 10.2 percent increase compared to 2014.
According to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, spending on higher education will also increase in 2015. The amount of PLN 14 billion 954 million is planned in the draft budget, and taking into account the funds in specific allowances - PLN 16 billion 11 million. Compared to 2014, this represents a PLN 900 million (6 percent) increase. The budget includes the money for the third stage of salary increases for academic staff: PLN 1 billion 40 million.
"Science is a priority for next year\'s budget. I am extremely glad we have managed to obtain more than 10 percent increase in funding. This gives us a chance to conduct better, more innovative research" - noted Minister of Science and Higher Education, Prof. Lena Kolarska-Bobińska.
She emphasised the clearly increasing state spending on science in relation to GDP: from 0.39 percent this year to 0.42 percent in 2015. "We are looking forward to the latest report of the Central Statistical Office on private sector spending on research and development. According to our forecasts, the upward trend of last year continues, and this means that the total spending on science in Poland is getting closer to 1 percent GDP. This will surely allow to implement the government\'s announcements, and already in 2020 spending on research, development and innovation in Poland will amount to 1.7 percent GDP. This is our commitment to the European Union, and we consistently carry it out" - emphasised Minister Kolarska-Bobińska.
Ministry of Science also announced that talks were underway with the Ministry of Treasury about the possibilities to increase spending on research and development by the Treasury companies, and with the Ministry of Defence on the need to increase spending on defence research. Inventions in this area in fact also find applications in other sectors.
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