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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

4 PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION<br />

Profit before taxation is arrived at after charging/(crediting):<br />

(a)<br />

Finance costs<br />

Year ended 31 December<br />

2012 2011<br />

RMB million RMB million<br />

Interest expense on borrowings<br />

– wholly repayable within five years 4 82<br />

– wholly repayable after five years 8 8<br />

12 90<br />

(b)<br />

Staff costs<br />

Year ended 31 December<br />

2012 2011<br />

RMB million RMB million<br />

Salaries, wages and other benefits 4,636 3,820<br />

Contributions to defined contribution<br />

retirement plans (i) 508 382<br />

Contributions to Employee Trust Benefit Schemes (ii) 263 210<br />

Share-based payments (iii) 51 –<br />

5,458 4,412<br />

(i)<br />

Contributions to defined contribution retirement plans<br />

The <strong>Group</strong> participates in pension schemes organised by the PRC government<br />

whereby the <strong>Group</strong> is required to pay annual contributions based on the statutory<br />

percentage of the average salary level in the cities where the <strong>Group</strong>’s employees<br />

are employed. The <strong>Group</strong> remits all the pension fund contributions to the respective<br />

social security offices, which are responsible for the payments and liabilities relating<br />

to the pension funds. The <strong>Group</strong> has no obligation for payment of retirement and other<br />

post-retirement benefits of employees other than the contributions described above.<br />

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<strong>Sun</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Retail</strong> <strong>Group</strong> <strong>Limited</strong><br />

Annual Report 2012

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