Spain plans to raise spending on research and development (R&D) from its current level of 0.8-0.9 per cent of gross national product (GNP) to 1.2 per cent over the next four years. This could mean a 10 per cent increase in the government's science budget next year, say officials. The increased funding is promised in a national plan on R&D, outlined to the Senate recently by the minister of education and culture, Mariano Rajoy. The plan is due to be approved by the cabinet in October. Government officials say the increased effort will be achieved through "slow and sustained increases" in public investment in research, and will be "reviewed annually".
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