Afterwards, efforts were directed towards patching up technical personnel and doing their utmost to win over related research talents. Due to the uncertainty of the talent gap, and the possibility of other countries enacting laws to prevent talent poaching actions like those of Spain, there wasn't a specific budget for this area, and everything would have to be assessed according to the situation at the time.
Even after deducting the 270 million for foreign actions, the Spanish Government's total fiscal budget for this year still stands at 727.2 million Pessetas.
Due to the large expansion of the army, military expenses remain the largest portion of fiscal expenditure for Spain. In 1874, the budget of the Spanish Ministry of Defense reached as high as 197.3 million Pessetas, accounting for 27.1% of the total fiscal budget.
