A recent substantial increase in the subsidy to tertiary students was arguably driven more by advantaging a particular group than by enhancing the social return from public investment in education.

最近，给大学生的补贴大幅增加，从而导致争议，可能就是因为（这项决策）仅仅惠及特殊群体，而没有通过在教育方面的公共投资提高社会收入。