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Interest and dividends (paras. 31-34D)

31 Cash flows from interest and dividends received and paid shall each be presented separately. Each shall be classified in a consistent manner from period to period applying paragraphs 32, 33A and 34A-34D.

32 The total amount of interest paid during a period is included in the statement of cash flows whether it has been recognised as an expense in profit or loss or capitalised in accordance with IAS 23 Borrowing Costs.

33[Deleted]

33A An entity shall classify dividends paid as cash flows from financing activities.

34 [Deleted]

34A An entity, other than those entities described in paragraph 34B, shall classify:

(a) interest paid (as described in paragraph 32) as cash flows from financing activities.

(b) interest and dividends received as cash flows from investing activities.