In Great Britain social benefits are of two kinds: contributory and non-contributory. Who are contributory benefits paid by? Replace the Russian words with their English
Contributory benefits are paid by the government from the National Insurance contributions made regularly by employers, employees, and the self-employed. Most of the working population in Britain — about 90% — are employees who work for a wage which is paid either weekly or monthly. Another 6% are the self-employed, working on their own and paying themselves from the profits of their work. Another 3% are employers who must first pay their employees and then pay themselves from the profits of their businesses. However, it is not simply true that the 3% of employers directly employ all the employees. About a third of the working population are employed by the State, And many of the biggest 'employers' in Britain are not individuals but trusts, or financial organisations representing hundreds or thousands of shareholders.
