Sun Art Retail Group Limited - TodayIR.com
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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