There may be one. Personally I cannot draw such a direct link.
I will come back to your question on the funding of research. Over the past two years, there was certainly a levelling off, but it was during a very difficult economic period for all countries. Even though the funding has levelled off, we have to celebrate the fact that it was maintained.
We must also remember that during that same period, the number of full-time students increased significantly over the past six to seven years. Moreover, there were inflationary pressures on institutions, that did indeed result in a decline in research capacity over the past few years. We have to correct the situation. This may answer the question you raised expressly.