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Should tuition at public universities be free?

In Italy average tuition fees for a higher education in Italy are between 850 euro and 1,000 euro per year, depending on the university and education course of study. Private universities in Italy are much more expensive.

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Response rates from 31.4k Italian Left voters.

57%
Yes
43%
No
51%
Yes
12%
No
6%
Yes, tuition costs are currently too expensive
13%
No, but tuition costs should decrease based on family income
9%
No, but free for low-income students with excellent grades
8%
No, but tuition costs are currently too expensive
1%
No, not until we balance our national deficit

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 @9LZ3NDSanswered…11mos11MO

Yes, but only under 1 of 2 conditions: the student chooses STEM or economics / the student has excellent grades

 @95CXKL4answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, all the educational system should be free but we need more money to do it

 @957DRJTanswered…3yrs3Y

it should be kept low and accessible to everyone

 @92WWRPBanswered…3yrs3Y

No, but lower the price

 @8Y88Z8Vanswered…3yrs3Y

it would be right if it was free but then I find wrong if the government then does not invest money in those universities to keep a good level of education

 @8WSDV2Ganswered…3yrs3Y

No, but tuition costs should decrease based on family income and excellent grades

 @8V96GDCanswered…4yrs4Y

Tuition fees should be the same for everyone and not depending on family income (this is the case of Italy)

 @9BD43GCanswered…2yrs2Y

No, ma dimezzare il costo.

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