19. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES   Close Window  
 
(All amounts in Sri Lanka Rupees millions)
  Group Company
  2002 2003 2003 2002
Amounts due within one year        
Domestic trade payables 717 509 472 483
Capital expenditure payables 1,289 1,123 1,271 738
Social security and other taxes 257 221 257 220
Interest payable 543 718 543 718
Other creditors [Note (a)] 2,076 2,537 2,212 2,529
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4,882
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5,108
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4,755
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4,688
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(a) Other creditors include Rs. 654 million (2002 - Rs. 118 million) payable to various telecommunication operators, Rs. 237 million (2002 - Rs. 237 million) dividend payable to Government Treasury and Rs. 290 million (2002 - Nil) and Rs. 36 million (2002 - Nil) payable as compensation and gratuity respectively to employees who retire under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme.
 
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