It is important to note that CMO 14 actually does away with the consultation process altogether, provided that the proposed tuition or other fee increase is not higher than the inflation rate (i.e. the prevailing inflation rate is used as an index to tuition and other fees).
Pinahintulutan ng CMO 14 ang mga eskwelahan na magtaas ng matrikula nang hindi kinokonsulta ang mga estudyante kung ang porsyento ng pagtaas ay hindi lalagpas sa national inflation rate (NIR).