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Administrative Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Administrative Expenses |
Schedule of administrative expenses |
|  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |
General administrative expenses |  | 194,159 |  | 209,304 |  | 211,611 |
Outsources services |  | 47,932 |  | 46,923 |  | 51,949 |
Marketing expenses |  | 32,509 |  | 32,781 |  | 30,698 |
Taxes, payroll taxes and contributions |  | 12,513 |  | 14,161 |  | 14,242 |
Board expenses |  | 2,861 |  | 3,175 |  | 2,955 |
Total |  | 289,974 |  | 306,344 |  | 311,455 |

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