from the single funds for the development of science and techno­ logy at the USSR ministries and departments at an amount of 1.51 of the part of these funds spent for mastering and Introducing new technologies. This reserve Is used for the following works In the general­ union programs: works associated with the preparation and mastering of new and modernized types of products, testing the latter at the customer's, introducting advanced technologies; carried out by designing, project-designing and technological organizations, production and scientific-production associations. enterprises, temporary col lectlves, created for carrying out work on solving prospective scientific-technical problems of Inter­ branch character, as well as for reimbursing elevated expendi­ tures during the first (and In some ca~ the second) year of serial manufacture of a new product. An analysis of the current expenditures and their structure for scientific research and developments during the last decade Indicates an annual Increase of the scope of expenditures of scientific research work. Including an Increase of the part of expenditures for state scientific-technical programs and problems In the oreo of natura I and socIal sc fences. EFFECTIVENESS One of the maJor condItIons for ra•~~tng the ef feet lvensss of research and development Is the provision of scientific-research organizations with up•to•date scientific equipment, devices. machlens, as wefl as the required materials and technical a~:cessorles. It Is known that exploration end experllllents. have become considerably more complicated during the recent years and their ecco~llshment Is virtually_ Impossible without sophisticated end precise devices ~nd Installations. As a result, the structure of expenditures for science envisages a gradual reduction of the specific part of the wages fund and Increase of the specific part of material provision of serene• In the total scope of expenditures. Owing to the fact that the society ls unable to Increase the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the allocation of funds for scientific research and development in the Soviet Union, specifically highlighting the importance of providing scientific-research organizations with up-to-date equipment and materials. The text also mentions the increasing scope of expenditures for scientific research work and the gradual reduction of the specific part of the wages fund. This suggests that the text is primarily focused on the scientific and technological aspects of the Soviet economy.

**Category**
Industry, Science and technology