Austrian heiress giving away $36.6M because government won’t tax inheritance
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Austrian heiress giving away $36.6M because government won’t tax inheritance
Description
January 12, 2024
An Austro-German heiress is setting up a citizens group to decide how she should give away much of the fortune she inherited from her grandmother. Marlene Engelhorn, who is 31 and lives in Vienna, wants 50 Austrians to determine how €25m (£21.5m) of her inheritance should be redistributed. Mike Drolet has more.
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Austrian heiress giving away $36.6M because government won’t tax inheritance01:57 | January 12, 2024 -
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Austrian heiress giving away $36.6M because government won’t tax inheritance
Description
January 12, 2024
An Austro-German heiress is setting up a citizens group to decide how she should give away much of the fortune she inherited from her grandmother. Marlene Engelhorn, who is 31 and lives in Vienna, wants 50 Austrians to determine how €25m (£21.5m) of her inheritance should be redistributed. Mike Drolet has more.
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