18.Other Receivables
The other receivables were comprised as follows:
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
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Total |
Of which current |
Total |
Of which current |
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€ million |
€ million |
€ million |
€ million |
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Other tax receivables |
174 |
166 |
197 |
175 |
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Deferred charges |
74 |
70 |
75 |
70 |
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Contract Assets |
52 |
52 |
43 |
43 |
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Net defined benefit asset |
1 |
– |
2 |
– |
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Receivables from employees |
6 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
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Receivables from divestments |
– |
– |
17 |
3 |
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Miscellaneous receivables |
71 |
52 |
68 |
59 |
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Total |
378 |
346 |
411 |
359 |
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The miscellaneous receivables included an advance payment in the amount of €7 million (previous year: €12 million), which is offset against monthly purchases. Other receivables included €41 million (previous year: €35 million) in financial receivables. The impairment losses calculated for financial receivables as of the reporting date are immaterial.
Further information on contract assets is given in note 6 “Sales.”