Marlene Engelhorn, a young woman who looks like she won't get a penny out of a fortune she hasn't worked a day for, is making headlines around the world. The 31-year-old has inherited from her grandmother an inheritance of 25 million euros that she has decided to redistribute as long as the state cannot do this and moreover, this money is not taxed. 

"I have this money because the government has not done its duty to distribute the wealth in society in such a way that it does not end up unfairly in my hands. And this, just because I'm in this world, I have a last name and I come from a special family with a lot of wealth," said Marlene, who lives in Austria.

The Engelhorn family is known for its staggering wealth and ownership of shares in the pharmaceutical giant BASF, but in addition to financial well-being, the young woman has been in a "war" with the Austrian government for years as a civil society activist for the rights of the tax system in Austria.

It has decided to create a Citizens' Council that will deal with the allocation of funds, according to Euronews. "I have inherited wealth and therefore power without doing anything about it," she said.

In 2008, Austria eliminated inheritance tax, becoming one of the few European countries without such a tax.

"Many people struggle to make ends meet with a full-time job and pay tax on every euro they earn from work. I see this as a failure of the policy and if the policy fails, then the citizens must take their fate into their hands," says the young woman, who has decided to donate the property inherited from her grandmother.

Source: The Independent