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Provisions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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Summary of Other Provisions

			€ million			€ million
Provisions			2021			2020
Due within one year			480			547
Due after one year			611			583
Total provisions			1,091			1,130

			€ million			€ million			€ million			€ million			€ million
Movements during 2021			Restructuring			Legal			Brazil indirect taxes			Other			Total
1 January 2021			264			227			74			565			1,130
Additions through business combinations			—			7			—			2			9
Income statement:
Charges			153			55			10			126			344
Releases			(78)			(9)			(26)			(67)			(180)
Utilisation			(118)			(60)			(2)			(58)			(238)
Currency translation			6			3			1			16			26
31 December 2021			227			223			57			584			1,091

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