• Controversy Anger in the Government for the accusation of Podemos to the president of Mercadona, Juan Roig: "You have to be measured with words"

The president of Mercadona,

Juan Roig

, has defended this Tuesday that businessmen are the ones who generate "wealth and well-being and if later, those who have to manage it know how to do it, there is wealth for everyone and if not, confrontation".

Roig made these statements during his speech at the Mediterranean Tribune Europe Forum after the protests by the Minister of Social Rights and Secretary General of Podemos,

Ione Belarra

, who described the Valencian businessman as a "ruthless capitalist".

The president of

Mercadona

has avoided making statements to journalists before and after the event, in which he presented the conference by the president of the Valencian Business Association (AVE),

Vicente Boluda.

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The super fear more accusations like that of Juan Roig and becoming the "target to beat" of the Government in an election year

  • Writing: CRISTINA ALONSOMadrid

The super fear more accusations like that of Juan Roig and becoming the "target to beat" of the Government in an election year

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Belarra insults Juan Roig and accuses Mercadona and Carrefour of "making gold at the expense of the crisis"

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Belarra insults Juan Roig and accuses Mercadona and Carrefour of "making gold at the expense of the crisis"

Regarding the minister's statements, Boluda pointed out in question time that Belarra's criticism of Roig and the businessmen seem "very bad" to him, "because as businessmen either we are all ruthless capitalists or we are none of us."

"Given the rise in the price of gasoline, then what do we have to do, hang the president of

Repsol

?", he asked.

In Boluda's opinion, "it is outrageous to confront businessmen who all they want is to reactivate their company as best they can" and he recalled that "it is not a monopoly, and if it is not convenient for you to buy here, buy next door".

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