Statistics do not hide: how many millionaires live in Moldova

CHISINAU, July 15 – Sputnik. Moldova is a poor country. This fact is widely known, but even in our poor state, there are millionaires. Maybe they did not want to "shine" their state, but nothing can be hidden from the state's tax department. And statistics know everything. And the competent authorities know it too.

The indisputable fact: the number of millionaires in the republic increases every year.

By the end of 2015, income statements exceeding 1 million lei, 358 people (44 more than in 2014 year). The amount of their income amounted to 899.52 million lei, of which 99.69 million lei was paid in the form of taxes. And already this year, the tax department has registered 1792 millionaires. Of these, 537 people submitted a declaration of income tax

According to statistics, male millionaires in Moldova are three times more than women. Revenue of one to three million lei in 2017 received 461 people, one-third more than a year ago. Between three and six million people won 46 citizens, and six to eleven million won 22 people, which is within the limits of the previous year. The number of those who made a fortune of over eleven million has also increased to eight.

The youngest millionaire is 24 years old, the oldest is 80.

At the same time, 1255 individuals received more than one million lei in the form of dividends, royalties, rental of the sale of agricultural products. And this is also 11% higher than the year before.

According to the State Tax Service, in 2017 1.2 million Moldovans received taxable income in the amount of 53.72 billion lei (+ 25.4% over the previous year), whose income tax was withheld or paid for an amount of 4.19 billion lei.