53 Other financial obligations

In addition to provisions, liabilities and contingent liabilities, there are other financial obligations amounting to €7,274 million (previous year: €7,041 million) from non-cancellable operating leases as defined by IAS 17.

The Group’s future non-cancellable payment obligations under leases are attributable to the following asset classes:  

 
€m
  2007 2008
Land and buildings 6,310 6,452
Technical equipment and machinery 164 68
Other equipment, operating and office equipment 96 49
Transport equipment 306 501
Aircraft 165 194
Miscellaneous 0 10
Leases 7,041 7,274

The increase in lease obligations is due to the lease-back agreements for portions of the real estate portfolio sold to investor Lone Star. Lease obligations include €404 million of future lease obligations from the US express business, which were recognised under restructuring provisions as onerous contracts. €139 million (previous year: €156 million) of the leasing obligations relates to the Deutsche Postbank Group.

 
€m
  2007 2008
Year 1 after reporting date 1,285 1,452
Year 2 after reporting date 1,069 1,174
Year 3 after reporting date 871 994
Year 4 after reporting date 700 717
Year 5 after reporting date 561 533
Year 6 after reporting date and thereafter 2,555 2,404
Maturity structure of minimum lease payments 7,041 7,274

The present value of discounted minimum lease payments is €5,554 million (previous year: €5,326 million), based on a discount factor of 6.00% (previous year: 5.75%). Overall, rental and lease payments of €2,389 million (previous year, restated: €2,322 million) arose, of which €1,735 million (previous year, restated: €1,685 million) relates to non-cancellable leases. €3,006 million (previous year: €2,468 million) of the future lease obligations from non-cancellable leases relates primarily to Deutsche Post Immobilien GmbH.

The purchase obligation for investments in non-current assets amounted to €150 million (previous year: €332 million).

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