Universal Registration Document 2021

6. Financial statements

  2020
(in millions of euros) France United Kingdom Other Total
Current service cost (663) (262) (28) (953)
Past service cost - - - -
Actuarial gains and losses – other long-term benefits (146) - - (146)
Net expenses recorded as operating expenses (809) (262) (28) (1,099)
Interest expense (discount effect) (432) (194) (11) (637)
Return on fund assets 160 215 3 378
Net interest expense included in financial result (272) 21 (8) (259)
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXPENSES RECORDED IN THE INCOME STATEMENT (1,081) (241) (36) (1,358)
Actuarial gains and losses – post-employment benefits (2,356) (896) (41) (3,293)
Actuarial gains and losses on fund assets 1,204 1,179 7 2,390
Actuarial gains and losses (1,152) 283 (35) (903)
Translation adjustments - (58) 1 (57)
GAINS AND LOSSES ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RECORDED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY (1,152) 225 (34) (960)

In 2021, actuarial gains and losses on post-employment benefits and other long- term employee benefits recognised in profit and loss amount to €110 million (€(129) million for long-term employee benefits and €239 million for post-employment benefit obligations), including:

  • €356 million in the United Kingdom;
  • €(233) million in France (€(123) million for long-term employee benefits and €(110) million for post-employment benefit obligations). These actuarial gains and losses relate to changes in the discount rate, the inflation rate and experience adjustments (see note 16.1.2 and the table below).

The actuarial gains and losses on obligations generated over 2020 amount to €(2,502) million in France and are mainly associated with changes in the discount rate, the inflation rate and experience adjustments.

The actuarial gains and losses on obligations in France are as follow:

(in millions of euros) 2021 2020
Experience adjustments

Experience adjustments

2021

437

Experience adjustments

2020

(355)

Changes in demographic assumptions

Changes in demographic assumptions

2021

1

Changes in demographic assumptions

2020

-

Changes in financial assumptions*

Changes in financial assumptions*

2021

(671)

Changes in financial assumptions*

2020

(2,147)

ACTUARIAL GAINS AND LOSSES ON OBLIGATIONS ACTUARIAL GAINS AND LOSSES ON OBLIGATIONS

2021

(233)
ACTUARIAL GAINS AND LOSSES ON OBLIGATIONS

2020

2,502
Including: Including:

2021

 

Including:

2020

 

Actuarial gains and losses on post-employment benefits Actuarial gains and losses on post-employment benefits

2021

(110)
Actuarial gains and losses on post-employment benefits

2020

(2,356)
Actuarial gains and losses on other long-term benefits Actuarial gains and losses on other long-term benefits

2021

(123)
Actuarial gains and losses on other long-term benefits

2020

(146)

* Financial assumptions mainly concern the discount rate, inflation rate and wage increase rate.

16.2 France (Regulated activities and Generation and supply)

The two operating segments “France – Generation and Supply” and “France – Regulated activities” (see note 4.1) are combined here into a single subtotal, “France”, which primarily includes EDF and Enedis. Almost all of these companies’ employees have IEG status, including the special IEG pension and other IEG benefits.

16.2.1 Breakdown of obligations by type of beneficiary
(in millions of euros) 31/12/2021 31/12/2020
Current employees

Current employees

31/12/2021

18,463

Current employees

31/12/2020

20,477

Retirees

Retirees

31/12/2021

16,973

Retirees

31/12/2020

15,012

OBLIGATIONS OBLIGATIONS

31/12/2021

35,436
OBLIGATIONS

31/12/2020

35,489