Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Mexican Billionaire Salinas Challenges President Sheinbaum
A very rich man in Mexico named Ricardo Salinas Pliego is in a big fight with the country's president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
The president says his companies owe the government a lot of money in taxes, around $4 billion.
Salinas says he owes much less and thinks the government is being unfair.
The Supreme Court recently ruled against Salinas, but he is still fighting back.
He has even joined protests against the president.
This fight is important because it shows how the president is trying to get more money for her programs, but it's also making some people in Mexico upset.
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego is in a legal and political battle with President Claudia Sheinbaum over unpaid taxes.
Sheinbaum accuses Salinas of owing $4 billion in taxes, while he disputes the amount and offers to pay $400 million.
The Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously against Salinas, upholding tax claims worth $2.5 billion.
Salinas has aligned himself with protesters against Sheinbaum's government, accusing it of harassment and bias.
The dispute is part of a wider tax crackdown by Sheinbaum to fund social programs, but it has sparked resistance and criticism from the business community.
- Who
- Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a Mexican billionaire, and President Claudia Sheinbaum
- What
- A high-stakes legal and political fight over tax disputes and government contracts
- When
- Escalating in recent weeks, with a Supreme Court ruling on November 11
- Where
- Mexico
- Why
- Sheinbaum seeks to collect taxes from Salinas' conglomerate to fund social programs, while Salinas accuses the government of harassment and extortion
- Primary Category
- GOVERNMENT
- Secondary Category
- Politics
- Tertiary Category
- Tax Disputes
- Quaternary Category
- Legal Battles
- Billionaire Involved
- Ricardo Salinas Pliego
- President Involved
- Claudia Sheinbaum
- Supreme Court Ruling
- Unanimous against Salinas
- Protests
- Salinas aligned with anti-government protesters