| Exercise 16. Translate the following text from English into Russian.
One of the weaknesses of the existing in Belarus welfare programmes
is inefficiency in poverty assessment. Current poverty assessment practices overstate poverty and fail to identify the poorest groups of the population who
need targeted support. The official definition of poverty is tied to the minimum
subsistence level. The minimum subsistence level in turn is defined on the basis
of the minimum consumer basket. The assessment of this basket is inadequate
in many ways. First, it overstates the consumption of fat and excludes property
such as private gardens, dachas, garages and vehicles, which are important
sources of income to many families. As a result, the minimum subsistence level
is also overstated.
In December 1999, for example, the amount of overstatement
was 18,000 denominated roubles, or 54 % of the average monthly wage. In this
light, it is unrealistic to support all low-income citizens who earn less than
the minimum subsistence budget. Its assessment is over-exaggerated, and
could not be used as a basis for welfare policies because it is inconsistent with
the financial capacities of the economy. Faced by similar financial constraints,
the governments of many other countries have had to lower the level of
eligibility for welfare support below the official poverty line. This level is
constantly reviewed, depending on the state of the economy, as well as income
and poverty dynamics. In order to ensure flexibility, eligibility level is usually
not linked to any particular indicator, such as the minimum or average monthly
wage or the minimum subsistence budget, but depends on the amount of public
funds available to finance welfare programs.
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