The volume of government purchases grew in 2015 by 10%

The volume of government procurements grew in 2015 by 10% to 6,598 trillion rub, the number of contracts with small enterprises also increased and competition of the auction increased.

The number of the state contracts signed with small and medium business grew by 41% and made more than 876 thousand, and the sum of contracts - for 40,6%, to 488 billion rubles. 

The statistics of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation recorded growth of average number of participants of purchases within 44-FZ with 2,5 to 3 on 1 procedure that speaks about increase of the competition at the auction.