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System Fund (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of System Fund | The following information is relevant to the operation of the Fund:
|  | 2017 $m |  |  | 2016 $m |  |  | 2015 $m |
Incomea: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assessment fees and contributions received from hotels |  |  | 1,562 |  |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  | 1,351 |
Proceeds from sale of IHG Rewards Club points |  |  | 324 |  |  |  | 283 |  |  |  | 222 |
Key elements of expenditurea: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketing |  |  | 321 |  |  |  | 335 |  |  |  | 308 |
IHG Rewards Club |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 360 |  |  |  | 345 |
Payroll costs |  |  | 339 |  |  |  | 311 |  |  |  | 295 |
Net (deficit)/surplus for the yeara |  |  | (69 | ) |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 118 |
Interest payable to the Fund |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |
a | Not included in the Group income statement in accordance with the Group’s accounting policies.
Summary of Liabilities Relating to Fund | The following liabilities relating to the Fund are included in the Group statement of financial position:
|  | 2017 $m |  |  | 2016 $m |  |  | 2015 $m |
System Fund surplusa |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 227 |  |  |  | 186 |
Loyalty programme liabilityb |  |  | 760 |  |  |  | 685 |  |  |  | 649 |
|  |  | 918 |  |  |  | 912 |  |  |  | 835 |
a | The System Fund surplus is included in Trade and other payables.
b | Comprising current liabilities of $343m and non-current liabilities of $417m.

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