Deutsche Post Annual Report 2008 - 18 Net other finance costs

€m

Financial income

Interest income

576

Income from other equity investments
and financial instruments

Income from currency translation differences

Other financial income

103

621

Finance costs

Interest expenses

–986

–1,064

of which interest cost on discounted provisions
for pensions and other provisions

–652

–690

Cost of loss absorption

–1

Write-downs on financial instruments

–2

–30

Expenses from currency translation differences

–57

–8

Other finance costs

–5

–20

–1,051

–1,122

Net other finance costs

–948

–501

The increase in financial income reflects the interest component of the repayment of state aid amounting to €495 million.