President Hipólito Mejía declared assets of RD$18,991,602.50 before the Attorney General of the Nation. Government officials are required by law to declare their assets at the start of government. Mejía reported RD$1.1 million in the bank; RD$3.6 million in shares in different companies; RD$10.4 million in real estate; RD$2.8 million in vehicles. Mejía businesses are primarily agriculture-related.