Federal Antimonopoly Service
As the largest forested area in Tatarstan covers some 22 938 hectares, it is little surprise that the largest enterprise in the region is "Sabinsky forestry”. The Leskhoz engages in forest management and restoration of indigenous spruce formations. In 2012, the Republican Forest Breeding and Seed Center was opened, where seedlings with a closed root system are grown, which increases plant survival to 99% and guarantees a high germination rate . In September 2020, the Tatar Federal Antimonopoly Service discovered a cartel conspiracy between the "Sabinsky forestry" and "Sabinsky forests" on state contracts that passed from 2016 to 2018, calculating the budget losses of the republic at about 0.5 billion rubles. An application for verification in 2019 was submitted by the Yabloko party, after analyzing the state purchases of the Ministry of Agriculture of Tatarstan in the indicated period.