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MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:00 AM Apr 2016

Spanish industry minister resigns after Panama Papers revelations

Source: AFP

Madrid (AFP) - Spain's industry minister Jose Manuel Soria resigned on Friday after he was named in the Panama Papers leak and other media revelations that claimed he had links to offshore companies.

In a statement, he said he had tendered his resignation "in light of the succession of mistakes committed along the past few days, relating to my explanations over my business activities... and considering the obvious harm that this situation is doing to the Spanish government."

Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/spanish-industry-minister-resigns-panama-papers-revelations-074738724.html;_ylt=AwrSbhp2nRBX4p0ARndXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyN2RvcnM2BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjE3OTNfMQRzZWMDc2M-

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Spanish industry minister resigns after Panama Papers revelations (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Apr 2016 OP
Obligatory "Queen" video response.... mwooldri Apr 2016 #1
Good.This was a real corporatist suckling. forest444 Apr 2016 #2

forest444

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2. Good.This was a real corporatist suckling.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:49 PM
Apr 2016

The fact that he was also a tax cheat probably surprises no one at all in Spain - least of all Rajoy, who probably has offshore accounts himself.

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