Published on: 2026-04-23
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak took part in the meeting of the final board of the Federal Antimonopoly Service. The results of 2025 were discussed, as well as plans for the near future.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted the importance of the FAS’s work in the field of control and supervisory activities, including in the energy and fuel market, in the field of tariff regulation of electricity. The interaction of the service with energy companies allows smoothing out price fluctuations arising as a result of turbulence in the global energy market.
The President set a fundamental task before the Government — to create conditions for an effective and competitive economy. And first of all, this concerns support for small and medium-sized businesses, increasing labor productivity, stimulating investment activity, and developing the financial market. All these tasks are very important and largely related to the work of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). Competitive policy is primarily about creating an environment in which the best ideas, products, and entrepreneurs have a chance to succeed. It is fundamentally important to ensure equal and non-discriminatory rules for all participants.”The legal basis has already been established, and now we need clear control mechanisms,” emphasized Alexander Novak.
The head of the FAS, Maksim Shaskolsky, speaking about the results over the past year, noted a significant volume of work done in the transport, construction, advertising sectors, pharmaceutical industry, development of the system of price indicators, counteraction to unfair competition. Active interaction continues along the lines of international cooperation within the framework of the CIS, EAEU, BRICS, the Union State, Russia – Africa. Interaction with antimonopoly bodies of friendly countries in the African, Asia-Pacific, and Latin American regions has expanded.
“For the current year, we have defined 18 key tasks. They are aimed at improving antitrust legislation, regulating tariffs, controlling government orders, forming basic indicators, developing competition in the platform economy sector, advertising in the market of building services, school textbooks, and medicines. We have a lot of work ahead of us,” noted Maksim Shaskolsky.
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