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Regulation · 21 September 2026

# Sánchez confirms a new €600 million voucher for AI in SMEs and the self-employed

Original title, in Spanish: “Sánchez lo confirma: habrá un nuevo bono para pymes y autónomos de 600 millones para la IA”

**Publication**

Diario de Avisos (Spain)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

21 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 21 September 2026

## Summary

Pedro Sánchez has presented the IA360 Plan, the Spanish government's roadmap to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence. It includes a new Bono de Inteligencia Artificial worth €600 million, aimed at SMEs and the self-employed, to fund development, integration, data processing and process redesign, excluding simple software subscriptions. The aid will be conditional on milestones and employee training. A pilot phase will start at the end of 2026 with 100 SMEs in two regions, followed by an extension to 5,000 companies in 2027 and a general call at the end of 2027. The government aims to transform 25,000 companies and to raise the AI adoption rate among Spanish companies from 21.1% to 55% by 2030, according to figures cited by the executive.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on Diario de Avisos →](https://diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2026/09/sanchez-bono-ia-pymes-autonomos/)

## Figures cited

-   600 EUR million
    
    Total budget of the Bono de Inteligencia Artificial
    
    Spain, programme for SMEs and the self-employed
    
    > « con una dotación global de 600 millones de euros »
    
    Source: Gobierno de España
    
-   25,000 companies
    
    Number of companies targeted by the programme
    
    Spain
    
    > « El Gobierno pretende que el nuevo bono contribuya a transformar 25.000 empresas »
    
    Source: Gobierno de España
    
-   21.1 %
    
    Share of Spanish companies using AI
    
    Spain, current
    
    > « El Ejecutivo sitúa actualmente en el 21,1% el porcentaje de empresas españolas que utilizan esta tecnología »
    
    Source: Gobierno de España
    
-   55 %
    
    Target share of Spanish companies using AI in 2030
    
    Spain, 2030
    
    > « plantea elevarlo hasta el 55% en 2030 »
    
    Source: Gobierno de España
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

SMEs, Micro-businesses

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

AI voucher, pymes, autónomos, public subsidy, IA360 plan, AI adoption in Spain

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Diario de Avisos. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.