Spain conceal the reality of scientific research expenditure from the EU
Cutting nearly 67 million euros of civil technology research budget
May 14, 2014 11:15 Source: "China Social Sciences" Journal of Social Sciences, May 14, 2014, Issue 595, Issue 595, 2014

According to the official website of the British Natural Sciences Magazine on May 10,Spain submits a document from the European Commission at the end of last month,There is a certain degree of "concealment and disguise" for its scientific research funding expenditure。This 192 -page reform plan detailed the reform plan of Spain from 2020,It mentioned that "Science and Technology R & D and Innovation is an important force for the stable development Bet365 app download of the country,Science and technology research in the civilian field、Development and innovation funds will not decrease "。

The actual situation is,Spain's budget in the field of civil science and technology has reduced nearly 67 million euros (about 88 million US dollars)。other,The Spanish government intends to reduce the proportion of public funding research in the total scientific research expenditure,The current proportion is 45.5%,It is planned to fall to 41.4%from 2016。

In recent years,The Spanish government to overcome the impact of the economic crisis,A variety of strategies to reduce fiscal deficit。Reducing scientific research expenditure is based on the national "current macroeconomic situation" bet365 live casino games and "deficit reduction target".。According to the relevant implementation plan,From 2020,Spanish scientific research funds will reduce from 3%of GDP to 2%。

But,The actual situation is not optimistic -the current Spanish scientific research funding only accounts for 1.4%of GDP。In order to achieve the goal of 2%in 2020, we must increase funds。For this,The government claims to take measures to encourage the private sector to increase capital scientific research (current private expenditure accounts for only 0.6%)。But this goal may be difficult to achieve,Because of the relevant data of the World Economic Cooperation and Development Organization,From 2004,The private expenditure Bet365 app download part of the Spanish scientific research funding has been reduced。Secretary -General of the Spanish Biological Industry Association Isabel Garcia believes,"In the future, the company’s investment in scientific and technological innovation will face new difficulties in the fields of credit。”

As a response,The Spanish government will expand new public -private cooperation financing research projects、Enterprises with expenditure scientific research expenses provide additional tax benefits and subsidy measures,"activation" private support for the field of scientific research。For this,Chairman of the Spanish Social Science Federation, Carlos Andraidas, said,"The government did not say all the truth bet365 best casino games -people hold doubt about increasing private research expenditure,This situation has not been fulfilled even when the economy is best in Spain。"He added,"Compare,We are worried that the reduction of public expenditure will be fully executed。”

Spain's current largest opposition social worker party believes,The government's reduction in scientific research funds is a kind of "political error"。

(Hou Li)

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