The Scottish government reverses it's decision to allocate the cash saying it is now an 'essential saving'.
The Scottish government has reversed the decision to spend £46m on colleges and universities
In a letter to the education committee, Minister Graeme Dey said: "The cabinet secretary for education and skills [Jenny Gilruth] has today written to the SFC to advise that, with regret, this additional £46m has been identified as a necessary saving in financial year 2023-24. She added: "Since December last year, numerous ministers and cabinet secretaries have repeatedly assured the college sector and Scottish Parliament that this funding was coming in 2023-24.
She said: "It is therefore dismaying when almost half a year later we are told that higher education is being deprioritised by Scottish government, despite the Scottish Parliament having voted for a Scottish Budget that provided for a £20m cash increase in investment in higher education.Stephen Kerr, education spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives, said the move was a "total betrayal of our education sector".
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