SOME ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANISM OF STATE SUBSIDIES TO NGOS ACROSS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Topic. The paper examines one of the main tasks that the state imposes on NGO — providing social services. Competition with the state (municipal) agencies for the budget funds should have an impact on the efficiency and improvement of the quality of state (municipal) services in various branches of the socio-cultural sphere. So, it is in Russia particularly relevant question during the last years of the subsidization of NGOs and the removal of barriers that hinder their functioning and development.

Purpose. We would like to present and analyze the results of a study of the subsidization of NGOs in the sectors of the socio-cultural sphere from the funds of consolidated budgets of the Russian Federation for the period 2015–2016.

Methodology. In order to test the hypothesis that the state preserved the volume of subsidies to NGOs in 2016 at the 2015 level, we analyzed the volume and structure of subsidies by region and in the whole Russian Federation. The authors did a comparative analysis of the ratio of the volumes of the subsidies directed to NGOs and subsidies directed to state (municipal) agencies, for financial support enabling them carrying the state (municipal) tasks, in all branches of the socio-cultural sphere for 2015–2016 years.

Results. The study showed that, despite the state’s policy of involvement of NGOs in implementing state policy in the social sphere, the hypothesis about the preservation of subsidizing NGOs in 2016 at the level of 2015 has been confirmed. In addition, in half of the regions, we observed a decline in subsidies to NGOs.

Conclusions. The main reasons for this situation could be imperfect normative legal base in terms of involvement of NGOs in the provision of public services and insufficient level of confidence to the NGOs as from the part of the state and the public as well. Overcoming the occurrence of the main causes can be only realized under the condition of elimination of the gaps in the legislation.

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