2007 Financial statements
Note 53 - Rio Tinto Limited cash flow statement
| 2007 A$m |
2006 A$m |
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|---|---|---|
| Dividends received | 3,543 | 4,245 |
| Cash payments to suppliers and employees | (187) | (197) |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 3,356 | 4,048 |
| Interest received | 191 | 59 |
| Interest paid | (29) | (9) |
| Tax paid | 85 | 26 |
| Cash flow from operating activities after financing costs and tax | 3,603 | 4,124 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
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| Purchase of investments | (63) | (123) |
| Funding of related parties advances | (2,143) | (2,662) |
| Cash (used in)/from investing activities | (2,206) | (2,785) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
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| Loans raised/proceeds from borrowings | - | 86 |
| Loans repaid/repayment of borrowings | (86) | (31) |
| Dividends paid to Rio Tinto Limited shareholders | (1,311) | (1,394) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (1,397) | (1,339) |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | - | - |
| Opening cash and cash equivalents | 1 | 1 |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents | 1 | 1 |
| Notes | Expand |
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