ANTI-CORRUPTION ASPECTS AS A REGULATOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY
Authors:   Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Kadala Vitaliy , Guzenko Olena ,   Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs
Published: September 2021

Rail transport plays a significant role in the life of the economic sector of the country. However, the existence of a significant number of negative factors violate the timing of the planned ways of its development. Among them, it is worth paying attention to the slow pace of adaptation of already adopted legislative initiatives, insufficiently substantiated taxation of services provided for the transportation of various goods and passengers (cross-subsidization) and problems arising from the transportation of privileged categories of citizens. Іncrease in the price of services provided, the presence of an inflation component, exchange rate fluctuations, etc. Despite the constant increase in the price of transportation services, the renewal of rolling stock and stationary railway transport is not carried out at a level that would help raise its quality level. This phenomenon is present in the operations of transportation of goods, luggage and passengers. There is a discrepancy between the growth rate of prices for rail transport services and their quality level. Among the additional negative factors should be noted the lack of funds for the renewal of rolling stock and its repair; inefficient financial planning and asset management of divisions; lack of working capital; low level of effective personnel planning and management; the threat of losing highly qualified employees, especially managers, due to reaching retirement age; lack of sufficient motivation for innovation and inventive activity; insufficient qualification of employees; possible resistance of personnel to organizational changes. There are also technical and technological problems. A significant part of the financial resources for the development of the domestic railway does not enter the process of cash flow formation due to the presence of corrupt actions carried out by individual representatives among the responsible persons. Representatives of the top management of the domestic railway must have an effective program of anti-corruption measures, but taking into account the legal framework that is already laid down in existing legislation. This study indicates the exacerbation of existing problems of the domestic railway, which requires immediate intervention at the macroeconomic and microeconomic level, as well as macro-legal and micro-legal level. The article reveals the problems of development of railway enterprises, determines the negative impact of corruption on its development, argues the need for anti-corruption measures that act as regulators of the development of the railway industry in the future. Outlines the content of the principles and substantiates the feasibility of their implementation in accordance with the Draft Law of Ukraine «On the Principles of State Anti-Corruption Policy for 2020–2024». Contains the author's proposal on the content of the conceptual categories «strategic anti-corruption intentions» and «anti-corruption event» and argues the benefits of their use by top management of the railway industry.