For the year ended 31 December 2007
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Consolidated |
Parent entity | ||||
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2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 | |
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Note |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Receipts from customers |
21,468,811 |
21,290,363 |
– |
– | |
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Receipts from subsidiaries |
– |
– |
181,464 |
351,150 | |
|
Payments to suppliers, employees and governments |
(20,670,462) |
(20,458,455) |
– |
– | |
|
Dividends and disbursements received |
3,915 |
3,685 |
222,983 |
117,734 | |
|
Interest received |
8,969 |
2,555 |
64,046 |
70,653 | |
|
Interest and other finance costs paid |
(54,232) |
(57,229) |
(51,980) |
(55,547) | |
|
Income taxes paid |
(161,605) |
(315,361) |
(160,013) |
(314,083) | |
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Net operating cash inflows |
595,396 |
465,558 |
256,500 |
169,907 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired |
– |
(14,388) |
– |
– | |
|
Purchase of controlled entity, net of cash acquired |
(11,747) |
(6,952) |
– |
– | |
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(293,310) |
(357,285) |
– |
– | |
|
Major cyclical maintenance |
(57,874) |
(29,530) |
– |
– | |
|
Purchases of intangibles |
(22,211) |
(2,189) |
– |
– | |
|
Net proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
17,718 |
5,176 |
– |
– | |
|
Loans to controlled entities |
– |
– |
(182) |
(136,376) | |
|
Loans repaid from associated entities |
– |
956 |
– |
– | |
|
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Net investing cash (outflows) |
(367,424) |
(404,212) |
(182) |
(136,376) | |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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|
Proceeds from borrowings |
9,463,518 |
9,595,161 |
9,455,000 |
9,593,296 | |
|
Repayments of borrowings |
(9,472,701) |
(9,458,785) |
(9,454,818) |
(9,456,920) | |
|
Repayment of finance lease principal |
(1,872) |
(307) |
– |
– | |
|
Dividends paid to minority interest |
(1,997) |
(200) |
– |
– | |
|
Dividends paid |
(256,500) |
(170,100) |
(256,500) |
(170,100) | |
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Net financing cash outflows |
(269,552) |
(34,231) |
(256,318) |
(33,724) | |
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(41,580) |
27,115 |
– |
(193) | |
|
Cash at the beginning of the year |
55,599 |
28,484 |
244 |
437 | |
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Cash at the end of the year |
14,019 |
55,599 |
244 |
244 | |
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The cash flow statements are to be read in conjunction with the notes to the financial statements.
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