Traditionally, in March, the Competition Policy Committee of the Murmansk Region evaluates the local governments of the municipalities of the Murmansk Region in terms of promoting competition and ensuring conditions for a favorable investment climate based on the results of the past year.
This year was no exception, and the Committee formed a rating of local governments of municipalities of the Murmansk region for 2023.
Recall that the methodology for forming the rating was approved by the decree of the Government of the Murmansk region dated 07/28/2020 No. 539-PP.
When making estimates, such indicators as the availability of an action plan ("roadmap") to promote competition in the Murmansk Region until 2025, an increase in the share of purchases from small businesses and socially oriented non-profit organizations, and the number of investment projects implemented in the municipality were taken into account.
Such events contribute to the development of competition in the interests of consumers of goods, works and services, the formation of conditions for the development of support and protection of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as the elimination of administrative barriers on the territory of municipalities.
Urban (municipal) districts, municipal districts and closed administrative-territorial entities of the Murmansk Region were ranked separately due to the specifics of their powers.
By the end of 2023, the winners in their categories were:
Lovozersky district confidently occupies a leading position among the municipal districts of the Murmansk region for the second year in a row;
BUT Alexandrovsk has also not let go of the leadership in the rating among the closed administrative–territorial entities of the Murmansk region since 2022;
Murmansk and Kovdorsky municipal District shared the first place among the urban (municipal) districts of the Murmansk region, gaining the same number of points.
Recall that by the end of 2022, the winners in their categories were Murmansk, Lovozersky district, BUT Alexandrovsk and BUT Severomorsk.
Upon completion of the rating, all local governments received recommendations from the Committee on necessary actions aimed at the comprehensive development of the competitive environment in the region.
/Competition Policy Committee/