The heiress to the BASF fortune, Marlene Engelhorn, intends to give away almost all of her assets, which amount to 25 million euros. “100 percent”, as she stressed again in an interview with “ZiB-2” according to “oe24”. She will be left with little for her own living expenses. Once she spends it, she plans to earn money through a normal job.

Engelhorn: “Structural problems require structural solutions”

When asked why he didn't simply donate the money to charities or the Treasury, he replied that he was looking for structural solutions. “Structural problems also require structural solutions,” said the activist according to oe24.at. He was of the opinion that the Minister of Finance could collect much more than his estate and once again compromised on inheritance and wealth taxes.

However, Engelhorn emphasized that he had no control over where the money would go. Instead, a committee called “Good Counsel for Redistribution,” which she created, would have the authority to make decisions. Engelhorn made it clear that unconstitutional, anti-life, inhumane and for-profit purposes were excluded from the distribution.

Committee employees receive 1,200 euros per weekend

This weekend, 50 representatively selected women and men gathered in Salzburg to discuss social justice and the concrete distribution of the millions in the specially created “Good Council for Redistribution”. A plan will be drawn up by June to allocate the money over six weekends. “At first I will only say a few words of welcome, I have no influence on the outcome,” Engelhorn told the dpa news agency.

10,000 people in Austria were contacted as potential participants in the committee, of which almost 1,500 expressed interest. According to the Pension Institute, the people finally selected are representative of people over 16 years of age in Austria. According to Engelhorn, you will receive 1,200 euros per weekend. She contributed another three million euros for the organization, travel expenses, accommodation and childcare.