International sanctions and Domestic Threats in the Assessments of the Russian Entrepreneurs

Abstract

In this article, the author considers the main trends of the main problems of Russian business in contemporary Russian conditions and presents a comparative analysis of threat assessments on this issue . The empirical basis of the study was an expert survey of entrepreneurs from 21 regions of the country . Surveys of entrepreneurs have shown that for the business community, negative trends related to domestic economic regulation are more priority than sanctions pressure . According to experts, the most significant threats are the long-term decline in the level of income of citizens and purchasing power and excessive tax burden on entrepreneurs . The business community is also concerned about the instability of the legal framework, corruption, economic risks, lack of guarantees of return on investment . Threats caused by sanctions took the last line of the rating in the survey of experts . The results of the study demonstrate on the one hand some nihilism regarding economic policy, on the other hand the need for more interaction between government and business . The business community highly approve support from the government for business . Representatives of companies believe that today the role of the state should be reoriented from the functions of the crisis regulator and coordinator to the functions of the main stimulator, developing effective mechanisms for socio-economic activation of business activity.