Defined Benefit Plans and Other Long-Term Benefits

The employee benefits provisions recognized in accordance with accounting principles, relate to:

Note

2021

2020

Pension plan

2

6

Lump sums on retirement

9

11

Defined benefit plans

11

17

Long-service awards

16

17

Other long-term benefits

16

17

Employee benefits provisions

4.3.25

26

34

The defined benefit plan provision is partially funded as follows:

Benefit asset/liability included in the statement of financial position

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

Pension plans

Lump sums on retirement

Total

Pension plans

Lump sums on retirement

Total

Defined benefit obligation

33

9

42

39

11

50

Fair value of plan assets

(31)

-

(31)

(33)

-

(33)

Benefit (asset)/liability

2

9

11

6

11

17

The main assumptions used in determining employee benefit obligations for the Company’s plans are shown below:

Main assumptions used in determining employee benefit obligations

in %

2021

2020

Discount rate

0.25-1.25

0.00-1.00

Inflation rate

2.00

1.75

Discount rate of return on plan assets during financial year

0.25

0.00

Future salary increases

1.00 - 3.00

1.00 - 3.00

Future pension increases

-

-

The overall expected rate of return on assets is determined based on the market prices prevailing on that date, applicable to the period over which the obligation is to be settled.