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Trade and other payables: amounts falling due within one year

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Trade and other current payables [abstract]

Trade and other payables: amounts falling due within one year

			30 June 2023						31 December 2022
			£m						£m
Trade payables			9,351.1						11,182.3
Deferred income			1,310.5						1,599.0
Payments due to vendors (earnout agreements)			73.3						62.0
Liabilities in respect of put option agreements with vendors			14.9						18.8
Fair value of derivatives			40.2						58.0
Other creditors and accruals			2,365.8						2,914.8
			13,155.8						15,834.9

The Group considers that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates their fair value.

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