Arctic Zone of Russia: promising business regulation model and problems of competition development

Abstract

The article discusses the problems of limiting and developing competition in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation related to the use of a specific model for regulating entrepreneurial activity. According to the author, this model, on the one hand, requires the provision of benefits and preferences for business entities planning and carrying out investment activities in the Arctic zone, and on the other hand, the introduction of various administrative barriers that limit the choice of the order and method of doing business. The indicated barriers and restrictions in the ways of conducting business can lead to restriction of competition between participants in the same product markets (competitors). In addition, restrictions on the methods of entrepreneurial activity cannot be considered justified from the point of view of constitutional norms governing the freedom of economic activity and the grounds for introducing its restrictions.

In order to prevent the negative consequences of the implementation of the proposed model for the regulation of entrepreneurial activity by the Ministry for the Development of Russia, it is proposed to switch from an organizational and structural approach to a functional one based on the increasing ability to process large amounts of information and effective interaction with tax and other bodies.