Uni fee deregulation plan to be modified

The federal government will soften the blow of an unpopular 2014 budget proposal to allow universities to set their own fees.

University students protest in Melbourne — The federal government is set to modify a plan to deregulate university fees in next week's budget. (AAP)

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Published 29 April 2016 6:58am

Source: AAP

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The federal government is set to modify a plan to deregulate university fees in next week's budget.

While the unpopular proposal which Labor has long argued would lead to $100,000 degrees will be kept, the government could soften the blow by limiting the size of fees, The Australian Financial Review reports.

That could stop price gouging while diluting the impact of Labor's campaign.

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