Source: Zuunii Medee                 Date: 22 April, 2011

The statement of income and assets submitted by high government officials to the Anti-Corruption Agency makes interesting reading. Among the 242 who have this year filed the mandatory returns are the President, the Parliament Speaker, the Prime Minister, Parliament and Cabinet members, the Ulaanbaatar Mayor, Governors of provinces and heads of Agencies.

One MP’s personal income was MNT40.8 million, while his family income was anther MNT116.8 million. The Prime Minister’s personal income for 2010 was MNT193.3 million, more than what he had earned in the previous year, but his family income fell to MNT96.2 million. The President owned a Lexus-470 in 2009, but had no car in 2010.