Branson, yemwe ali ndi ndalama zokwana madola 4.4 biliyoni, adapereka izi positi pabulogu lero, kuyesera kupeza njira yolandirira Virgin Atlantic ndalama zokwana mapaundi 500 miliyoni kuti zithandizire "kuwononga izi [Covid 19mliri ukupitirizabe. ”
Branson adawulula kuti akupereka chisumbu chake kuzilumba za British Virgin Islands zopanda msonkho - zomwe adagula mu 1978 kwa $ 180,000 - poyesa kukopa boma la UK kuti lithandizire kupulumutsa "ntchito zambiri momwe zingathere" ndikuletsa ndege yake ku kukhala bankirapuse. Akuluakulu a Prime Minister Boris Johnson akuti akukana pempholi la 500 miliyoni.
Zomwe a Branson adachita posachedwa chifukwa cha mliri wakupha wa coronavirus, womwe wagunda kwambiri makampani opanga ndege, wachotsedwa pa intaneti ngati "PR posture".
Aka si koyamba kuti Branson, yemwe amadziwika kuti "wothamangitsa misonkho", adatsutsidwa mwamphamvu chifukwa chofunafuna thandizo la boma.
"Amakhala kuzilumba za British Virgin ndipo popeza UK ilibe msonkho wapadziko lonse lapansi, [salipira msonkho]. Komabe akufuna okhometsa misonkho ku UK, "adatero tweet yolakwika.
Wabizinesi waku Britain adasamutsa chuma chokwana $ 1.1 biliyoni kuchokera ku US kupita kuzilumba za British Virgin mu Marichi, ndikuwonetsa kugwiritsa ntchito kwake misonkho pomwe amayesetsa kuchepetsa kutayika kwake panthawi yamavuto a coronavirus.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- Branson revealed that he was offering up his private isle in the tax-free British Virgin Islands – which he bought in 1978 for $180,000 – in an attempt to persuade the UK government to help save “as many jobs as possible” and prevent his airline from going bankrupt.
- 1 billion from the US to the British Virgin Islands in March, highlighting his use of tax havens as he attempts to minimize his losses during the coronavirus crisis.
- 69-year-old British business magnate, Sir Richard Branson, has attempted to secure a massive bailout of his air carrier Virgin Atlantic, by offering up his Necker Island in the Caribbean as collateral to the UK government.
