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Deferred income for government grants
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Accruals And Deferred Income 1 [Abstract]  
Deferred income for government grants

24 Deferred income for government grants

Changes in the carrying amount of deferred income for government grants for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are analysed as follows:

 

 

 

31/12/21

 

 

31/12/20

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

 

12,458

 

 

 

13,869

 

Additions

 

 

1,725

 

 

 

 

Reclassification to liabilities directly related to assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Credit to profit or loss

 

 

(1,429

)

 

 

(1,400

)

Balance at end of year

 

 

12,754

 

 

 

12,458

 

 

Government grants are related to benefits the Group obtained in 2021 and previous years from the Italian government as part of the incentive programs for under-industrialised regions in Southern Italy. They have been received to compensate the Group for the purchase of certain items of property, plant and equipment and for certain expenses mainly related to research projects. Deferred income for grants related to property, plant and equipment are credited to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the expected lives of the related assets. Deferred income for grants related to expenses are credited to profit or loss in the periods in which the costs are recognised.

There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attached to these grants, except for that in accordance with the terms of some grants, the Group is prohibited from selling certain items of property, plant and equipment for a period of five years from the date on which the related grant was finally approved by the Italian governmental agency. As at December 31, 2021 the carrying amount of these items of property, plant and equipment amounted to 4,607.