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Other Liabilities, Provisions, Contingencies and Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Schedule of Other Current Financial Liabilities | ​
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020
Sundry creditors |  | Ps. | 12,873 |  | Ps. | 11,895
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 21) |  | ​ | 138 |  | ​ | 1,127
Others |  | ​ | 186 |  | ​ | 3
Total |  | Ps. | 13,197 |  | Ps. | 13,025
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Schedule of Provisions and Other Non-Current Liabilities | ​
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020
Contingencies |  | Ps. | 5,589 |  | Ps. | 6,303
Payable taxes |  | ​ | 662 |  | ​ | 651
Others |  | ​ | 2,409 |  | ​ | 2,586
Total |  | Ps. | 8,660 |  | Ps. | 9,540
Schedule of Other Financial Liabilities | ​
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 21) |  | Ps. | 1,635 |  | Ps. | 3,743
Security deposits |  | ​ | 729 |  | ​ | 1,279
Total |  | Ps. | 2,364 |  | Ps. | 5,022
Schedule of Provisions Recorded in the Statement of Financial Position | ​
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020
Indirect taxes |  | Ps. | 2,845 |  | Ps. | 3,153
Labor |  | ​ | 1,807 |  | ​ | 1,857
Legal |  | ​ | 937 |  | ​ | 1,293
Total (1) |  | Ps. | 5,589 |  | Ps. | 6,303
(1)As it is customary in Brazil, the Company is required to guarantee tax, legal and labor contingencies by guarantee deposits. See Note 14. ​
Summary of Changes in Provisions | 26.5.1 Indirect taxes
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 3,153 |  | Ps. | 5,062 |  | Ps. | 5,421
Penalties and other charges |  | ​ | 77 |  | ​ | — |  | ​ | 1
New contingencies |  | ​ | 314 |  | ​ | 489 |  | ​ | 486
Cancellation and expiration |  | ​ | (77) |  | ​ | (153) |  | ​ | (247)
Payments |  | ​ | (237) |  | ​ | (218) |  | ​ | (174)
Reversal of indemnifiable items (1) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1,177) | ​ | ​ | —
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  | ​ | (385) |  | ​ | (850) |  | ​ | (425)
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 2,845 |  | Ps. | 3,153 |  | Ps. | 5,062
(1)This amount includes Ps. 899 of certain tax contingencies that expired and are payable to the former shareholders of Spaipa (acquired in 2013). ​ 26.5.2 Labor
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 1,857 |  | Ps. | 2,455 |  | Ps. | 2,601
Penalties and other charges |  | ​ | 309 |  | ​ | 233 |  | ​ | 293
New contingencies |  | ​ | 526 |  | ​ | 249 |  | ​ | 521
Contingencies added in the business combination |  | ​ | — |  | ​ | — |  | ​ | 44
Cancellation and expiration |  | ​ | (445) |  | ​ | (61) |  | ​ | (283)
Payments |  | ​ | (360) |  | ​ | (592) |  | ​ | (500)
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  | ​ | (80) |  | ​ | (427) |  | ​ | (221)
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 1,807 |  | Ps. | 1,857 |  | Ps. | 2,455
​ 26.5.3 Legal
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​ |  | December 31, |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 1,293 |  | Ps. | 1,337 |  | Ps. | 1,906
Penalties and other charges |  | ​ | 68 |  | ​ | 8 |  | ​ | 94
New contingencies |  | ​ | 35 |  | ​ | 362 |  | ​ | 213
Contingencies added in the business combination |  | ​ | — |  | ​ | — |  | ​ | 77
Cancellation and expiration |  | ​ | (364) |  | ​ | (141) |  | ​ | (542)
Payments |  | ​ | (97) |  | ​ | (111) |  | ​ | (318)
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  | ​ | 2 |  | ​ | (162) |  | ​ | (93)
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 937 |  | Ps. | 1,293 |  | Ps. | 1,337

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