Total spending increases by 5.8% in science, technology and higher education – Daily News – Lisbon

According to the Budget is an increase of the expense of 131,8 million euros in relation to the budget set for 2016

The total expenditure committed to science, technology and higher education scheduled for 2017 is 2.385,8 million euros, up 5.8% over 2016, reveals the report of the proposal of the State Budget.

according To the document, delivered this Friday at the Assembly of the Republic, the total expenditure committed to the sectors of science, technology and higher education “reaches in the budget set” 2017 “the amount of 2.385,8 million euros”.

According to the report, this is an increase of the expense of 131,8 million euros in relation to the budget set for 2016.

The total expense includes all expenditures that have expression on the budget, including transactions with financial assets and liabilities (expenditure not effective), and transactions related to the acquisition of goods and services, interest, subsidies, social benefits, compensation and investments (actual expenditure).