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37. Other financial and other non-financial liabilities

Key items in the remaining other financial liabilities concern liabilities from the acquisition of non-current assets in the amount of €124 million (30/9/2021: €98 million), liabilities to customers of €50 million (30/9/2021: €39 million), liabilities from put options of non-controlling shareholders in the amount of €31 million (30/9/2021: €13 million), liabilities from other financial transactions of €18 million (30/9/2021: €9 million) as well as liabilities from real estate totalling €10 million (30/9/2021: €7 million).

In addition, the remaining miscellaneous other financial liabilities also include numerous other individual items.

Other tax liabilities include sales tax, land tax, wage and church tax as well as other taxes.

Deferred income includes accrued rental, leasing and interest income.

Contract liabilities are periodic accruals for sales to customers and mainly comprise accruals for advance payments on orders and own customer loyalty programmes. Net sales realised in the reporting period from contract liabilities existing at the beginning of the period amounted to €41 million (30/9/2021: €38 million). Moreover, as part of the sale of the majority stake in METRO China in financial year 2019/20, a licence payment of €35 million (30/9/2021: €94 million) received in advance for using the METRO brand is recognised; the income realised from it over the period of use is reported in other operating income. As permitted by IFRS 15, no disclosures are provided for remaining performance obligations that have an expected original maturity of one year or less as of 30 September 2022 or 30 September 2021.

 

30/9/2021

30/9/2022

 

 

Remaining term

 

Remaining term

€ million

Total

up to 1 year

over 1 year

Total

up to 1 year

over 1 year

Payroll liabilities

546

546

0

609

609

0

Miscellaneous other financial liabilities

255

235

20

326

287

39

Other financial liabilities

801

781

20

935

896

39

Other tax liabilities

137

137

0

151

151

0

Deferred income

33

10

23

44

11

33

Contract liabilities

136

102

35

82

82

0

Miscellaneous other non-financial liabilities

98

98

0

40

40

0

Other non-financial liabilities

405

347

58

316

283

33

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