西班牙政府已批准1988—1991国家研究计划。该计划将协调政府各部门的研究项目。在此期间,该计划旨在将研究费用从国民生产总值的0.7%增至1.2%,并将研究人员的人数增加一倍。为期四年的计划费用估计为6,000亿比塞塔(5.5亿美元)。其中三分之一用作政府的研究费用以及工业实验室的开支,剩余的则用于行政管理以及参与国际活动. The Spanish government has approved the 1988-1991 National Research Program. The plan will coordinate research projects in various government departments. During this period, the project aims to increase research costs from 0.7% of GNP to 1.2% and double the number of researchers. The four-year plan costs are estimated at 600 billion pesetas (550 million U.S. dollars). One third of this amount is spent on government research and industrial laboratories, while the rest is spent on administration and participation in international activities.