“We live in a new reality because we have united into a Customs Union. We are creating a common economic space and, hopefully, will soon establish the Eurasian Union. All of these steps will change the business environment.”

Dmitry Medvedev issued a directive to draft proposals on introducing amendments to Russia’s competition promotion programme and an action plan for its implementation before 2015, and submit them to the government.

In his opening remarks, the prime minister said that the goal of today’s discussion is to assess the overall state of competition in Russia. The findings will be used to develop a new set of regulations.

According to the Prime Minister, “the tax policy in this sector should be aimed at encouraging more investment.”