CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(€m)20152014
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,704 1,445
Profit/(Loss) before tax 933 697
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 569 671
Impairment of goodwill/goodwill arising from consolidation 12 -
Net provisions for risks and charges 454 412
Use of provisions for risks and charges (392) (245)
Provisions for employee termination benefits 1 1
Employee termination benefits and pensions paid (66) (78)
(Gains)/Losses on disposals - 2
Impairment on available-for-sale financial assets - 75
(Dividends) (1) -
Dividends received 1 -
(Finance income realised) (23) (53)
(Finance income in form of interest) (127) (142)
Interest received 123 111
Interest expense and other finance costs 101 110
Interest paid (72) (33)
Losses and impairments/(Recoveries) on receivables (42) 91
Income tax paid (275) (521)
Other changes (4) -
Cash flow generated by operating activities before movements in working capital [a] 1,192 1,098
Movements in working capital:    
(Increase)/decrease in Inventories 5 7
(Increase)/decrease in Trade receivables 1,444 (114)
(Increase)/decrease in Other receivables and assets (115) (256)
Increase/(decrease) in Trade payables 31 (95)
Increase/(decrease) in Other liabilities 129 38
Current tax assets recovered 546 -
Cash flow generated by /(used in) movements in working capital [b] 2,040 (420)
Increase/(decrease) in liabilities attributable to financial activities 3,127 1,174
Net cash generated by/(used for) financial assets attributable to financial activities held for trading 1 -
Net cash generated by/(used for) available-for-sale financial assets attributable to financial activities (2,484) (1,100)
Net cash generated by/(used for) held-to-maturity financial assets attributable to financial activities 1,404 1,332
(Increase)/decrease in cash and deposits attributable to BancoPosta (288) 207
(Increase)/decrease in other assets attributable to financial activities (1,683) (1,073)
(Income)/Expenses and other non-cash components from financial activities (919) (922)
Cash generated by/(used for) assets and liabilities attributable to financial activities [c] (842) (382)
Payment of liabilities linked to financial contracts attributable to insurance activities - -
Net cash generated by/(used for) financial assets at fair value through profit or loss attributable to insurance (6,236) (1,151)
Increase/(decrease) in net technical provisions for insurance business 12,353 12,608
Net cash generated by/(used for) available-for-sale financial assets attributable to insurance activities (4,907) (9,835)
(Increase)/decrease in other assets attributable to insurance activities (43) (12)
(Gains)/Losses on financial assets/liabilities measured at fair value 290 (711)
(Income)/Expenses and other non-cash components from insurance activities (1,284) (1,274)
Cash generated by/(used for) assets and liabilities attributable to insurance activities [d] 173 (375)
Net cash flow from /(for) operating activities [e]=[a+b+c+d] 2,563 (79)
- of which related party transactions 1,221 (1,346)
Investing activities:    
Property, plant and equipment (237) (218)
Investment property - (1)
Intangible assets (251) (218)
Investments (211) -
Other financial assets - (100)
Disposals:    
Property, plant and equipment, investment property, intangible assets and assets held for sale 4 9
Investments - 5
Other financial assets 4 162
Change in scope of consolidation 2 15
Net cash flow from /(for ) investing activities [f] (689) (346)
- of which related party transactions (1,725) 5
Proceeds from/(Repayments of) long-term borrowings - 744
(Increase)/decrease in loans and receivables 114 109
Increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings (835) 331
Dividends paid (250) (500)
Receivable authorised by 2015 Stability Law in implementation of Sentence of the European Court 535 -
Net cash flow from/(for) financing activities and shareholder transactions [g] (436) 684
- of which related party transactions [h]=[e+f+g] (139) (506)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash 1,438 259
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 3,142 1,704
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 3,142 1,704
Cash subject to investment restrictions (1) (511)
Cash attributable to technical provisions for insurance business (1,324) (415)
Amounts that cannot be drawn on due to court rulings (18) (16)
Current account overdrafts (5) (8)
Cash resulting from cash on delivery payments (11) (7)
Unrestricted net cash and cash equivalents at end of year 1,783 747