Tata Sons pays Rs 4,475 crore in annual dividends; hypothetical investment could generate Rs 82,000 crore for philanthropy, says Harsh Goenka
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· Economic Times Markets, ET Stocks
RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka shared a hypothetical thought experiment on X regarding Tata Sons. He noted that selling Tata Sons' Rs 11.68 lakh crore listed equity portfolio and reinvesting in 6-7% safe yield instruments could generate up to Rs 82,000 crore annually for philanthropy, compared to its current Rs 4,475 crore dividend.
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