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Investment Income

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Investment Income

3.		INVESTMENT INCOME
		Dividends received			0.4				—				—
		Interest received – environmental trust funds			0.6				0.5				1.0
		Interest received – cash balances			6.8				5.1				7.3
		Total investment income			7.8				5.6				8.3

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The disclosure of finance income. [Refer: Finance income]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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