As Samsung Electronics’ stock price soared in a short period of time, the burden on the owner family of Samsung Group, which received large-scale stock mortgage loans to pay the inheritance tax of its predecessor Lee Kun-hee, is also expected to decrease. Samsung Electronics’ stock price rose to 79,400 won on Sept. 16 after hitting 53,900 won as of May 27 closing price. It is a 47% increase in a short period of time.
As a result, honorary director of Lium Museum Hong Ra-hee, president of Hotel Shilla Lee Bu-jin, and chairman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation Lee Seo-hyun, who borrowed Samsung Electronics shares as collateral to pay inheritance tax after Lee’s death,…