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Long-term provisions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Long-term provisions |
Schedule of changes in long-term provisions | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | mental | ​ | payments | ​ | Other | ​ | Total | ​
for the year ended 30 June |  |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm | ​
Balance at beginning of year | ​ | ​ | 16 196 | ​ | 29 | ​ | 1 136 | ​ | 17 361 |
Capitalised to property, plant and equipment | ​ | ​ | 20 | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 20 |
Reduction in rehabilitation provision capitalised1 |  | ​ | (484) |  | — |  | — |  | (484) | ​
Transfer to disposal groups held for sale2 |  | ​ | (938) |  | — |  | (30) |  | (968) | ​
Per the income statement |  | ​ | 925 |  | (27) |  | (255) |  | 643 | ​
additional provisions and changes to existing provisions |  | ​ | 971 |  | (9) |  | 52 |  | 1 014 | ​
reversal of unutilised amounts |  | ​ | — |  | (18) |  | (252) |  | (270) | ​
effect of change in discount rate |  | ​ | (46) |  | — |  | (55) |  | (101) | ​
Notional interest |  | ​ | 721 |  | — |  | 5 |  | 726 | ​
Utilised during year (cash flow) |  | ​ | (216) |  | (2) |  | (92) |  | (310) | ​
Foreign exchange differences recognised in income statement |  | ​ | 138 |  | — |  | 32 |  | 170 | ​
Translation of foreign operations |  | ​ | 845 |  | — |  | 12 |  | 857 | ​
Balance at end of year |  | ​ | 17 207 |  | — |  | 808 |  | 18 015 | ​
| 1 | Decrease in rehabilitation provision capitalised in 2022 relates to a reassessment of the provision based on discount rates and cost estimates.
| 2 | Relates to long-term provisions of the European wax business disposed of during the year, refer note 10.
Schedule of expected timing of future cash flows for provisions | ​
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for the year ended 30 June |  | Note |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Expected timing of future cash flows | ​ | ​ |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​
Within one year | ​ | ​ |  | 1 465 |  | 1 197 | ​
One to five years | ​ | ​ |  | 5 429 |  | 5 287 | ​
More than five years | ​ | ​ |  | 11 121 |  | 10 877 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ |  | 18 015 |  | 17 361 | ​
Short-term portion |  | 33 |  | (1 465) |  | (1 197) | ​
Long-term provisions | ​ | ​ |  | 16 550 |  | 16 164 | ​
Estimated undiscounted obligation* | ​ | ​ |  | 105 792 |  | 92 109 | ​
| * | Increase relates mainly to a reassessment of cost estimates and volumes used in the environmental provisions.
Summary of risk-free rates used to discount the estimated cash flows related to provisions | ​
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for the year ended 30 June |  | % |  | %
South Africa |  | 6,6 to 10,1 |  | 4,2 to 10,3
Europe |  | 0,6 to 2,4 |  | 0,0 to 0,5
United States of America |  | 2,2 to 3,3 |  | 0,2 to 1,8
Schedule of effect on provisions from changes in the discount rate | ​
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for the year ended 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |
A 1% point change in the discount rate would have the following effect on the long-term provisions recognised |  | ​ |  |  |  | ​
Increase in the discount rate |  | ​ | (4 405) |  | (4 352) | ​
amount capitalised to property, plant and equipment |  | ​ | (1 237) |  | (1 250) | ​
income recognised in income statement |  | ​ | (3 168) |  | (3 102) | ​
Decrease in the discount rate |  | ​ | 5 474 |  | 5 266 | ​
amount capitalised to property, plant and equipment |  | ​ | 1 646 |  | 1 787 | ​
expense recognised in income statement |  | ​ | 3 828 |  | 3 479 | ​

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