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Trade Payables (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Summary of Trade Payables and Other Liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities
  
€ million
2020
   € million
2019		 
Current: due within one year
          
Trade payables
(a)
  
 
8,375
 
   9,190 
Accruals
  
 
4,266
 
   4,153 
Social security and sundry taxes
  
 
401
 
   507 
Deferred consideration
  
 
43
 
   39 
Others
  
 
1,047
 
   879 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
14,132
 
   14,768 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-current:
due after more than one year
          
Accruals
  
 
81
 
   117 
Deferred consideration
  
 
121
 
   169 
Others
  
 
33
 
   53 
   
 
235
 
   339 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total trade payables and other liabilities
  
 
14,367
 
   15,107 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(a)
2020 includes €5 million (2019: €359 million) due to KKR as a result of an arrangement following the sale of the global spreads business (excluding Southern Africa). Unilever provided services to KKR for two years from completion of the disposal and paid KKR for amounts collected on its behalf. See also trade receivables on page 141.