resource consumption in planning. As far as planning of the development of science ~nd technology is concerned• the plan for 1981 comprises of the volume of expenditures tor scientific­ research, experimental-designing and technological work at the majority of industrial ministries, determined on a normative basis as a percent of the volume of product. The wage fund of the workers of scientific and designing organizations Is also calculated by the normative. adopted In the branch. as percent of expenditures for Rand 0 activities. The esseence of the normative method of planning the volume of expenditures for R and D activities Is that the manufacture of products with Improved technlco-economlc characteristics Is Impossible under current production conditions without certain scientific preparation. Hence It Is necessary to Invest an objectively stipulated means In scientific-research and experimental-design to maintain the established rate of Improving the technical level of the manufactured products and their production levels in the current planned period. The normative tor determining the planned volu~e of expenditures tor R and D activities reflects the scientific capacity of a unit and the cost of the products in the branch under the established conditions of their production. In order to establish a sclentiflcal ly substantiated normative of expenditures for R and D activities and the normative of the voluem of the Single fund for the development of science and technology It Is ncessary to determine the closest relation between the volume of expenditures for scientific­ research and experimental-designing work and the volumetric index, expressing the final result of production, which is Influenced by these expenditures. It Is Important to determine the effect of Investments In Rand D activities on the change of the q.uantltatlve and qualitative parameters of the pl"oducts. cetermlne the manifestation of the results of expenditures for 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the planning and budgeting of scientific research and development (R&D) activities, specifically in the context of industrial ministries and the manufacturing sector. It highlights the importance of investing in R&D to improve the technical level of products and maintain production levels. The text also mentions the calculation of the wage fund for workers in scientific and designing organizations. This suggests that the text is focused on the intersection of economics and science, with a specific emphasis on industrial development.

**Category**
Science and technology, Industry