Expected contributions to be made in the future years out of the post-retirement benefit obligations were as follows:
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
Within the next 12 months |
168 | 173 | ||||||
Between 2 and 5 years |
679 | 706 | ||||||
Between 5 and 10 years |
851 | 894 | ||||||
Over 10 years |
3,049 | 3,342 | ||||||
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Total expected payments |
4,747 | 5,115 | ||||||
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