A number of 231 persons earned incomes of over 1 million lei in 2013, as opposed to 224 a year before. The largest incomes declared by one person were 14.5 million lei. The youngest millionaire is 21, while the eldest one is 82. Of the 231 millionaires, only 26% are women. As regards the residence visa, 201 of the millionaires are from Chisinau. The figures were presented by the State Main Tax Inspectorate in a news conference, IPN reports.

The Inspectorate’s head Ion Prisacaru said that 260,000 tax returns had been submitted in January – March 2014. Private individuals filed 161,000 tax returns, by 20,000 more than last year. The individuals earned about 51% of their incomes from the salary. Other incomes came from entrepreneurial activities, handicrafts, dividends and other sources.

The value of income taxes paid by the invidious rose from 1.92 billion lei in 2012 to 2.1 billion lei in 2013.