kaya'08
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earns 11% more than President Dmitry Medvedev, statements released as part of an anti-corruption drive show.
Mr Putin earned 4.6m roubles ($137,000; £93,000) in 2008. His assets included a large plot of land and a share in a garage "equivalent to a car space".
Mr Medvedev meanwhile took home 4.14m roubles and co-owns a Moscow apartment of almost 400 sq m (4,300 sq ft).
Senior officials have been forced to disclose their income since December.
But the new legislation does not force Russian bureaucrats to disclose the income of any grown-up children or relatives. No agency has been tasked with establishing whether the declarations are true.
BBC NEWS | Business | Putin 'earns more than Medvedev'
Can you believe the balls on this guy? No wonder Russia is helping the Iranians on there nucleur ambitions. They have one thing in common; both there government have an Ayatollah pulling the strings behind the scenes.