Italy the last places in Europe for spending on education

The guide on public administration: it spends 4.7% of GDP as nine years ago. But now you add the cuts made by the Government
Poor school, Istat confirmed "Cinderella Italy Europe"

Italy the last places in Europe for spending on education. The data was released two days ago during the annual Istat report on "Expenditure incurred by the Italian government to function. Only Germany and Greece spending on education is lower percentage than in Italy, all other EU countries to spend more than 15 states. The data is 2007 and does not take into account the operation of the Berlusconi government that cuts mercilessly at school and university. But suffice to explain that since 2000 spending on public schools is declining.

In Italy, over two thirds of the total expenditure is accounted for by Health, Social Security and General Services. The latter is the largest expenditure ever: more than 135 billion (19.4 per cent of total expenditure) euros in 2007, among the many paid activities, support to executive and legislative bodies and "the development, coordination and monitoring of programs for global economic and social development. "

And school? All costs incurred by the state, regions and local authorities for education amounted to more than 71 billion. This figure might seem huge, but it is not. Of Health will spend 105 billion (13.6 per cent of total expenditure), social protection (disability pensions, assistance

disabled, sickness benefits and old age pensions, to name just a few items) 281 billion (37.3 percent) while 12 billion is intended for "recreational, cultural and religion." Today, spending on education accounts for 9.6 percent of total spending. In 2000 close to 10 percent. If the expenditure is related to wealth (GDP) are at 4.7 percent, a level substantially similar to that of nine years ago.

And in Europe? Things are different. The 15 EU countries on Education hijack an average of 10.5 per cent of total expenditure, a figure far closer to that advocated for Health (13.3) and General Services (14.9). And these figures for Italy, look set to deteriorate. The maneuver financial UNLESS INTRAVAIAdell'esecutivo cut nearly 8 billion over the next three years at the school (almost all the staff) and over one and a half on campus.

(February 25, 2009)

Source: Republic

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