Rich poor
- 05/28/12 20:27 -
TEXT: Rustem Falyakhov
The number of poor in Russia could be reduced without increasing their income. Ministry of Finance proposes to count cost of living, taking into account the effect of economies of obschesemeynogo consumption: a refrigerator, for example, enjoyed by all family members. This approach will enable the authorities to save money on social spending, experts believe.
Ministry of Finance proposed a new approach to the determination of the minimum subsistence level and, consequently, poverty. The proposals formulated by the Ministry on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov and described in a letter to Deputy Finance Minister Tatyana Nesterenko in the government, which cites the "Interfax".
Home Finance innovation - the introduction of the so-called social poverty. He was, according to the ministry, should be set based on the concept of "absolute poverty". It is expressedthe inability of citizens to meet basic needs for food, clothing and housing.
