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GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Government Grants [Abstract]

Disclosure of detailed Information about government participation

Government contributions, other than COVID-19 government support programs, were recognized as follows:

						2021						2020
Credited to non-financial assets			$			11.7			$			15.6
Credited to income						20.2						18.0
			$			31.9			$			33.6

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