The country deleted a tweet in which he presented Amancio Ortega like a miser after donating 100 million to people affected by DANA. The newspaper Grupo Prisa echoed this good action of the owner of Inditex, but adding that its assets “around 150 billion euros” and that this Monday he had received “a dividend of 1,422.5 million of their shares in the textile giant. All this in the same message, already deleted from the official social networks of the Sanchista newspaper. “Amancio Ortega creates a fund of 100 million euros for people affected by DANA”, now headlines the newspaper, repeated in another tweet published Tuesday morning.
The Prisa Group media outlet mentioned the money that the Galician businessman received this Monday in the form of a dividend from Inditex: 1,422.5 million euros. Amancio Ortega is the main shareholder of the company, having the 59.24% of its capital. The founder of Inditex will receive this payment mainly through his holding company Pontegadea, which controls the 50.01% of Inditex and which Ortega uses to reinvest the funds obtained via dividends. The country He used these figures to try to present the Galician businessman as a miser or as if the 100 million he was going to give to those affected by DANA was a low figure.
“Amancio Ortega creates a fund of 100 million euros for people affected by DANA”, it currently reads. The country about this news and which is recorded in a tweet published on social networks, a few hours after the previous one was deleted.
Amancio Ortega announced this Monday this important donation through his foundation to the victims of DANA in Valencia and the rest of the affected territories. A week later, the search continues to find the many people missing because of the storm and whose death toll is currently available. in 217according to official data, and it is expected to increase significantly in the coming days. To these 100 million euros donated by the Galician businessman, we must add the 4 million euros who decided to donate Inditex to the Spanish Red Cross and Cáritas Española with the aim of helping to cover the basic needs of vulnerable people or those in a situation of exclusion due to the natural disaster.
In a press release, the Amancio Ortega Foundation defended that it was making this amount “available to the social services of the town halls concerned” and to “support citizens in their most immediate needs”. He also added that “he will work with the relevant administrations to ensure that aid is channeled to those most affected.” agile, fast and efficient“.
Inditex thus responded to the request transmitted by third sector entities with which the textile company maintains a stable relationship, which launched a public appeal for the collaboration of companies and citizens to help those affected by DANA. The group also made itself available to these organizations to contribute with clothing, shoes and home products depending on the evolution of the disaster.
Other donations
To the donations of Amancio Ortega’s entities were added those of powerful multinationals who expressed their solidarity with those affected by DANA. Thus, the construction company ACS, chaired by Florentino Pérezmade a donation a million euros for those affected thanks to the donation campaign launched by the Real Madrid Foundation and the Red Cross.
On the other hand, the technology created by Steve Jobs announced Thursday that it will make a donation to help relief efforts after “devastating floods” that hit the Valencia region. The American technology company followed in the footsteps of the Spanish textile company. “We are thinking of everyone affected by the devastating flash floods in the Valencia region of Spain. “Apple will make a donation to help with relief efforts on the ground,” announced the CEO of Apple through his profile on social networks.
For your part Mapfre decided to intensify its attention to those affected by DANA in the most affected areas, keeping its offices open during holidays and weekends.
