Finance income and charges

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024


	Six months ended 31 December 2024	Six months ended 31 December 2023
	$ million	$ million
Interest income	90	106
Fair value gain on financial instruments	78	110
Total interest income	168	216
Interest charge on bonds, commercial paper, bank loans and overdrafts	(369)	(324)
Interest charge on finance leases	(14)	(10)
Other interest charges	(160)	(223)
Fair value loss on financial instruments	(78)	(113)
Total interest charges	(621)	(670)
Net interest charges	(453)	(454)

Net finance income in respect of post-employment plans in surplus	21	28
Monetary gain on hyperinflation in various economies (1)	21	32
Interest income in respect of direct and indirect tax	4	3
Change in financial liability (Level 3)	6	8
Total other finance income	52	71
Net finance charge in respect of post-employment plans in deficit	(4)	(10)
Interest charge in respect of direct and indirect tax	(22)	(17)
Unwinding of discounts	(8)	(11)
Other finance charges	(7)	(10)
Total other finance charges	(41)	(48)
Net other finance income	11	23

(1) Hyperinflationary adjustments

The group applied hyperinflationary accounting for its operations in Türkiye, Ghana and Venezuela.

The group applies hyperinflationary accounting for its operations in Ghana starting from 1 July 2023. Hyperinflationary

accounting needs to be applied as if Ghana had always been a hyperinflationary economy, hence, as per Diageo’s accounting

policy choice, the differences between equity at 30 June 2023 as reported and the equity after the restatement of the non-

monetary items to the measuring unit current at 30 June 2023 were recognised in retained earnings.

The group’s consolidated financial statements include the results and financial position of its operations in hyperinflationary

economies restated to the measuring unit current at the end of each period, with hyperinflationary gains and losses in respect of

monetary items being reported in finance income and charges. Comparative amounts presented in the consolidated financial

statements are not restated. When applying IAS 29 on an ongoing basis, comparatives in stable currency are not restated and the

effect of inflating opening net assets to the measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period is presented in other

comprehensive income.

The movement in the publicly available official price index for the six months ended 31 December 2024 was 16% (2023 –

38%) in Türkiye and 10% (2023 – 9%) in Ghana. The inflation rate used by the group in the case of Venezuela is provided by

an independent valuer because no reliable, officially published rate is available. Movement in the price index for the six months

ended 31 December 2024 was 36% (2023 – 54%) in Venezuela.

During the year ended 30 June 2024, developments in Venezuela led management to change its estimate for the exchange rate

of VES/$ to be the official exchange rate published by Bloomberg. Figures for the six months ended 31 December 2023 and 31

December 2024 show the results of the Venezuelan operation consolidated at the official closing exchange rate of the period.