4 Net financing

  2007 2006
  £m Underlying
financing
£m
£m Underlying
financing
£m
Financing income        
Interest receivable 83 83 82 82
Fair value gains on foreign currency contracts (note 16)1 215 696
Financial RRSPs – foreign exchange differences and changes in forecast payments 39
Fair value gains on commodity derivatives (note 16)1 36 34
Expected return on post-retirement scheme assets (note 18) 384 343
Other financing income 2 2
  718 83 1,196 84
Financing costs        
Interest payable (89) (89) (100) (100)
Financial RRSPs – foreign exchange differences and changes in forecast payments (13)
Financial charge relating to financial RRSPs (26) (26) (27) (27)
Interest on post-retirement scheme liabilities (note 18) (354) (340)
Net foreign exchange losses (15) (31)
  (497) (115) (498) (127)
Net financing 221 (32) 698 (43)
         
Analysed as:        
Net interest payable (6) (6) (18) (18)
Net post-retirement scheme financing 30 3
Net other financing 197 (26) 713 (25)
Net financing 221 (32) 698 (43)
1 Net gain on items held for trading 251 730

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