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Ricardo Salinas has a fortune amounting to 10 thousand 700 million dollars (about 213 thousand 592.97 pesos).
The businessman is one of the richest and most controversial in Mexico, with a high personal brand positioning.
Grupo Salinas has been in the public conversation for months due to its fight with the federal government over a millionaire tax debt; however, this controversy culminated in the announcement by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a trend on social networks and the controversial thread of Ricardo Salinas attacking the journalist Jenaro Villamil and all the followers of the so-called “Fourth Transformation” who have mocked his change of heart.
“I am grateful that this judicial mandate is complied with, some injunctions had been filed and were withdrawn and the resolution of the Supreme Court was accepted. I knew that (Salinas Group) was going to act responsibly, because respect for institutions is involved and the fact that there are no privileges is also involved, ”AMLO explained in his morning conference.
And it is that, before the tycoon decided to pay the 2.8 billion pesos that the Tax Administration Service (SAT) claimedGrupo Salinas filed many injunctions in court and even denied that it would comply with this requirement, considering the resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice part of the fiscal “hunt” of this Government, which took advantage of the debt settlement to ensure that the privileges “of a few” had ended, especially now with the dominance left by Raquel Buenrostro in the SAT and the iron hand of the current holder, Antonio Martínez Dagnino.
“Imagine, if we all pay taxes and there are those who have the privilege of not paying, the example that is given,” said López Obrador, referring to the SAT estimates that counted about 15 open cases against Grupo Salinas and a total debt of about 40 billion pesos.
I am a man of my word, and I made a bet with the gazebo… I have already fulfilled my part, now we are going to see if you comply. #LordAntennas 😂 https://t.co/UW8pSTZCz8
– Don Ricardo Salinas Pliego (@RicardoBSalinas) October 21, 2022
Ricardo Salinas launches against Jenaro Villamil
The owner of companies such as Elektra, Banco Azteca and TV Azteca is close to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, despite their fiscal fight over tax debt, he has even stressed that they have known each other for many years and are united by many things they want to do for the country.
Now that Ricardo Salinas Pliego has begun to settle his pending accounts with the treasury, settling a tax credit for 2,800 million pesos (about 213,592.97 pesos), he made his compliance public on social networks, attacked Senator Citlalli Hernández and against Jenaro Villamil Rodríguez, general director of the Public Broadcasting System (SPR), whom he challenged to make transparent his purchase of vacations and ghost antennas by the public treasury, a report revealed by the journalist Loret de Mola.
He went out to pay with what I won here at blackjack… but the starving #governornicolas and drainers #communists Instead of being happy because I’m going to give them a few years to swallow with that wool, they keep crying. Now what are they going to fuck with? I demand that you go on a diet! https://t.co/KXfWZPXZd1
– Don Ricardo Salinas Pliego (@RicardoBSalinas) October 21, 2022
I kept my word and my companies paid what they say they owed in taxes… now that the gazebo goes on a diet, ahh and with those 2,800 million buy soap and bathe dog #Communist. Thank me you’re going to have to swallow kibble for another 2 years. 😂 https://t.co/jZMbX8SeZA
– Don Ricardo Salinas Pliego (@RicardoBSalinas) October 21, 2022
The insults have not stopped, generating all kinds of comments among the businessman, who has a million followers on Twitter, from where supporters and opponents face each other.