Subscribe to the BlogStudents will almost certainly have to pay more for university - possibly through a graduate tax - the Business Secretary Vince Cable has said.
He said he had asked Lord Browne to look at the idea of a graduate tax "as a priority" in his current review in to higher education funding in England.
This would mean students paying for their studies through the tax system, rather than through subsidised loans.
He said high-earning graduates would pay more than those on low incomes.
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The money would probably be paid through taxes over a set period, not a life-time, he told journalists later.