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Significant items within the income statement (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions |  | 6 Months Ended
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May 01, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
Disclosure of attribution of expenses by nature to their function [line items] |  |  |
Acquisition and disposal-related credits/(costs) |  | € (52) | € (87)
Gain/(loss) on disposal of group companies |  | 528 | 21
Restructuring costs |  | (184) | (359)
Impairments |  | (1) | (4)
Other |  | 17 | (115)
Non-underlying items within operating profit before tax |  | 308 | (544)
Tax on non-underlying items within operating profit |  | (111) | 102
Non-underlying items within operating profit after tax |  | 197 | (442)
Interest related to the UK tax audit of intangible income and centralised services |  | (5) | 0
Net monetary gain/(loss) arising from hyperinflationary economies |  | (98) | (38)
Non-underlying items not in operating profit but within net profit before tax |  | (103) | (38)
Tax impact of non-underlying items not in operating profit but within net profit: |  |  |
Taxes related to separation of Ekaterra |  | (6) | (39)
Taxes related to the UK tax audit of intangible income and centralised services |  | 1 | 0
Hyperinflation adjustment for Argentina and Turkey deferred tax |  | (75) | (24)
Non-underlying items not in operating profit but within net profit after tax |  | (183) | (101)
Non-underlying items after tax |  | 14 | (543)
Attributable to: |  |  |
Non-controlling interests |  | 0 | (8)
Shareholders’ equity |  | 14 | (535)
Assets write-downs |  |  | 40
Ekaterra |  |  |
Disclosure of attribution of expenses by nature to their function [line items] |  |  |
Acquisition and disposal-related credits/(costs) |  | (4) | (56)
Suave |  |  |
Attributable to: |  |  |
Gain on disposal of Suave | € 497 | € 497 |
Legal proceedings provision |  |  |
Attributable to: |  |  |
Legal provision |  |  | € 75

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