THE mega-rich boss of Shell sparked outrage yesterday by shrugging off the fears of consumers struggling with rocketing fuel bills. Fat cat Ben van Beurden’s company made £9.5billion profit in the …
“It’s in businesses’ interest to not tip the country into recession. It’s very short-sighted for them to redistribute their wealth through share-buybacks instead of helping customers.”
“These greedy billion pound businesses continue to operate without fear of genuine political scrutiny. Shell sold its Russian retail business in May but it still received a £138million dividend in April from its Russian oil and gas venture, part of Sakhalin Energy, because the consortium is registered in Bermuda.
The 64-year-old has pocketed more than £70million in his time as CEO and is looking to buy a mansion in London after Shell moved its headquarters to the UK last year.
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