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Sustainability report - Value added statement

    2009       2008       2007      
    Notes   Rm   %   Rm   %   Rm   %  
  Revenue     23 232       21 735       18 607      
  Payments to suppliers of materials and services     (7 304)       (6 807)       (5 625)      
        15 928       14 928       12 982      
  Income from investments*     177       136       190      
  Wealth created     16 105   100.0   15 064   100.0   13 172   100.0  
  Distributed as follows:                            
  Employees                            
  Salaries, wages and other benefits 1   7 782   48.3   7 313   48.6   6 155   46.7  
  Providers of capital                            
     Finance costs#     2 425   15.0   2 550   16.9   2 348   17.8  
     Capital reductions paid     430   2.7   406   2.7   347   2.6  
     Preference dividends paid     73   0.5   67   0.4   30   0.2  
     Ordinary dividends paid by subsidiaries     3       1              
     Minority interest     (1 369)   (8.5)   (92)   (0.6)   451   3.4  
  Government 2   614   3.8   208   1.4   669   5.2  
  Reinvested in the Group to maintain and                            
  develop operations                            
     Retained earnings     4 991   31.0   3 418   22.7   2 165   16.5  
     Depreciation     1 156   7.2   1 193   7.9   1 007   7.6  
  Wealth distributed     16 105   100.0   15 064   100.0   13 172   100.0  
  NOTES                            
  1. Salaries, wages and other benefits                            
      Salaries, wages, overtime payments,                            
      bonuses and allowances     6 990       6 595       5 478      
      Employer contributions^     792       718       677      
        7 782       7 313       6 155      
  2. Government                            
     Direct taxes                            
        South African normal tax and CGT     398       255       329      
        Foreign tax     55       (177)       217      
        Secondary taxation on companies (STC)     11       6       6      
        464       84       552      
     Indirect taxes                            
        Skills development levy     27       23       23      
        Rates and taxes paid to authorities     123       101       101      
        150       124       124      
        614       208       208      

* Includes interest received and share of associates’ retained profit.
# Includes interest paid.
^ In respect of pension funds, provident funds, medical aid and insurance.

Wealth distributed

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