#Feesmustfall fails in Parliament, as MPs declare state no 'free for all'

The state is not a “free for all” said MPs who argued against free higher education‚ saying on Tuesday that it was not practical‚ too costly and could eat up at least a quarter of the country’s GDP were it to be implemented. They were discussed research findings by the parliamentary budget office‚ which presented a fiscal analysis of the cost of higher education in the country and various funding models to the standing committee on appropriations.