The Vice President of the Government and Minister, Manuel Domínguez, presented the accounts for the upcoming year, which prioritize accompanying those who start businesses, sustain economic activity, and generate employment. The budgetary increase amounts to 2,295,179 euros compared to the previous fiscal year.
The budget aims to promote business modernization and diversification, encourage industrialized construction, and improve training and international projection for Canarian companies. "We want self-employed individuals and businesses to have more tools to consolidate, modernize, and open new markets," explained Domínguez.
Support for self-employment is a central pillar, with a budget of approximately 5.7 million euros for the Directorate General of the Self-Employed, a 20% increase from 2026. Programs such as Cuota Cero (3.3 million euros) and the Plan Respaldo Autónomo, which includes measures for work-life balance, interest subsidies, and support for temporary incapacity, as well as the second chance program Reactívate, will continue.
Industrial modernization will receive 10,614,741 euros, and Industry 4.0 will have another four million. The commercial sector will be allocated 840,000 euros for digitalization and four million for the program Canarias Smart Commercial Destination, while traditional markets will receive 3.1 million euros.
Industrialized construction will be promoted with 400,000 euros for technical offices and 300,000 euros for university projects. In training, 600,000 euros are allocated to generational succession and 380,000 euros to commercial training, in addition to international scholarships and micro-credentials.
For internationalization, Canarias Aporta and Aporta Digital will jointly receive 4.5 million euros, and Proexca will have 1.8 million euros. The free trade zones of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas will each receive 100,000 euros.
