| Cash flows from operating activities | | | |
| Cash generated from operations | 40(a) | 2,270 | 1,822 |
| Interest paid | | (127) | (119) |
| Interest received | | 6 | 4 |
| Dividends received from associates | | 13 | 17 |
| Tax paid | | (366) | (236) |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities – continuing operations | | 1,796 | 1,488 |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities – discontinued operations | 17 | 1 | — |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities | | 1,797 | 1,488 |
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| Cash flows from investing activities | | | |
| Purchase of other intangible assets | 40(c) | (445) | (374) |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | | (63) | (48) |
| Sale of property, plant and equipment | | 23 | 1 |
| Purchase of other financial assets | | (32) | (31) |
| Sale of other financial assets | | 12 | 24 |
| Distributions received on financial assets held as investments | | 2 | — |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired | 40(d) | (736) | (526) |
| Disposal of investment in associates | 14(c), 23 | 12 | 127 |
| Repayment of promissory note and interest by associate | 23 | 110 | — |
| Disposal of operations | 43 | (1) | — |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | | (1,118) | (827) |
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| Cash flows from financing activities | | | |
| Cash inflow in respect of shares issued | 40(e) | 24 | 19 |
| Cash outflow in respect of share purchases | 40(e) | (173) | — |
| Other payments on vesting of share awards | | (4) | (6) |
| Settlement of put options held over shares in subsidiaries | 40(d) | (4) | — |
| Transactions in respect of non-controlling interests | 40(d) | (1) | (10) |
| New borrowings | | 571 | 1,011 |
| Repayment of borrowings | | (583) | (1,337) |
| Principal lease payments | | (57) | (56) |
| Net (payments)/receipts for cross-currency swaps and foreign exchange contracts | | (16) | 54 |
| Net receipts from equity swaps | | 2 | 6 |
| Dividends paid | | (446) | (428) |
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | | (687) | (747) |
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| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | | (8) | (86) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April | | 170 | 272 |
| Exchange movements on cash and cash equivalents | | 14 | (16) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March | 40(f) | 176 | 170 |
