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Description of mortality table used as the significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation.

No definition available.

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Description of mortality table of disabled used as the significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation.

No definition available.

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The percentage of aggravating in actuarial valuation of assumption in defined benefit plan.

No definition available.

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The percentage of relieving in actuarial valuation of assumption in defined benefit plan.

No definition available.

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The percentage of smoothing in actuarial valuation of assumption in defined benefit plan.

No definition available.

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Percentage of expected return on plan assets defined benefit plan .

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No definition available.

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The discount rate used as the significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 19
-IssueDate 2023-01-01
-Paragraph 144
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_144&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2023-03-23

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The expected rate of inflation that is used as a significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]; Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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The expected rate of salary increases used as a significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]; Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in interest income or expense. The return on plan assets is interest, dividends and other revenue derived from the plan assets, together with realised and unrealised gains or losses on the plan assets, less any costs of managing plan assets and less any tax payable by the plan itself, other than tax included in the actuarial assumptions used to measure the present value of the defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Plan assets [member]; Net defined benefit liability (asset); Actuarial assumptions [member]; Increase (decrease) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from interest expense (income)]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 19
-IssueDate 2023-01-01
-Paragraph 141
-Subparagraph c
-Clause i
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_141_c_i&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2023-03-23

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