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- •What is economics all about?
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- •Text 2. Choose the most suitable heading from the list 1-5 outlining the main idea of the paragraph.
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Despite the many changes and reforms in Russia over the past few years, budget execution still presents significant problems. There is a lack of efficient control of expenditure, information on extra budgetary funds, a well-defined procedure for the allocation of funds between different levels of government. In addition, there are problems with the budget classification, the obsolete system of public account, weak debt and cash management practices.
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In 1993, Russia began its work on setting up the Federal Treasury. It consists of Main Department of the Federal Treasury of Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and its territorial bodies in republics, areas, and regions. The tasks of the Treasury are the following: to organize and exercise control over the execution of the federal budget; to regulate relations between the federal budget and federal off-budget funds; to exercise control over the receipt and use of the funds; to regulate relations between the federal budget and budgets of subjects of the federation; to make short term projections of financial resources and to manage them; to collect and compile information about the position of federal finances, to manage and service the state internal and external debt jointly with the Central Bank. |
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The new Treasury is expected to require that all spending units should report their operations at the commitment, verification and payment stages. The plan is that after verification of the budget allocation and compliance with existing authorization the Treasury will issue the actual payment orders against a unified Treasury account with the Central bank. |
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The Lonely Planet guidebooks have been treasured for years bу travelers who are looking for adventure. Today Lonely Planet also has its own website where travelers are invited to send electronic postcards with news and tips for others who might be planning a trip. Here are some examples.
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1. Some famous travel guides. 2. Looking for adventure? 3. Travellers and travelling. 4. Ноw to help travelers? 5. Lonely Planet guides |
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Tenerife is home to Spain's highest mountain. The one way to get up to the top is to stay at the refuge halfway up overnight. The mountain lies at the heart of the Teide National Park, Spain's most visited park, and the surrounding scenery is breathtaking. |
1. Let's go to Tenerife! 2. Spain 3. How to get to Spain's highest mountain. 4. Spain's most visited park. 5. Natural beauty of Tenerife |
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If you' re looking for an escape from the high-tech facаdеs, you should go to the MacRichie Reservoir north of the city centre, where а walk or run around the MacRitchie Loop, located in the 2000 hectares of the Central Nature Reserve, is excellent training for rainforest treks elsewhere in South-East Asia |
1. MacRitchie Loop 2. The Central Nature Reserve. 3. South-East Asia. 4. MacRichie Reservoir. 5. А way of relaxing |