Criminal Law on Procurement in the Russian Federation: Increased Control by Officials of Expenditure of Budget Funds
Relevance. Procurements for state and municipalities annually increase their participation in the country's economic turnover. Large amounts of financing attract new suppliers, which is involved in the economy of the flawed business sector. State policy prioritizes support for medium and small businesses. The sphere of state and municipal procurement is subject to criminal encroachments. The main volume of crimes in this area is of a corruption nature. Corruption undermines the credibility of the state and state control bodies. The effectiveness of combating crime, as well as reducing corruption risks, depends on the work of officials authorized to exercise control in the field of public procurement. All this is necessary for the correct functioning of the Russian economy. The purpose of the study is to analyze the role of officials in controlling the spending of budgetary funds, which is a component of countering criminal encroachments in this area. Objectives: to study criminal - legal regulation of public procurement; to identify problems of criminal - legal regulation of purchases for state and municipal needs; to analyze of control over the implementation of public procurement; to consider of the control functions of officials; to formulate of proposals for solving the indicated problems. Methodology. In the process of working on the study, general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis), methods of legal science (formally - legal, comparative - legal) were used. The results of the study are distinguished by their applied nature, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of countering criminal encroachments in the field of procurement for state and municipal needs. Conclusions. The conducted research indicates the presence of unresolved problems in the criminal regulation of public procurement. It is possible to increase the effectiveness of countering violations in the area under consideration if officials increase control over the spending of budget funds.