Table:
| € million | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 2,680 | 2,901 |
| Expenses | −2,563 | −2,736 |
| Current earnings from discontinued operations before taxes | 117 | 165 |
| Income taxes on gains/losses on the current result | −29 | −43 |
| Current earnings from discontinued operations after taxes | 88 | 122 |
| Gains/losses from the remeasurement or disposal of discontinued operations before taxes | 0 | 0 |
| Gains/losses from the remeasurement or disposal of discontinued operations after taxes | 0 | 0 |
| Profit or loss for the period from discontinued operations after taxes | 88 | 122 |
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Profit or loss for the period after taxes
The current result of METRO China was reclassified in the consolidated income statement under the item ‘profit or loss for the period from discontinued operations after taxes’, taking into account necessary consolidation measures. To increase the economic meaningfulness of the earnings statement of the continuing sector, its shares in the consolidation effects were also included in the discontinued section of the earnings statement as far as they were related to business relations that are to be upheld in the long term even after the planned disposal. The previous year’s figures of the income statement were adjusted accordingly.
Profit or loss for the period from discontinued operations after taxes is attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG in the amount of €118 million (2017/18: €87 million). Noncontrolling interests account for €5 million of earnings (2017/18: €1 million).
In connection with the divestment process, expenses in the low 2-digit million euros range have been incurred to date.
As a result, profit or loss for the period from discontinued operations after taxes is made up as follows for METRO China:
Question:
What was done to increase the economic meaningfulness of the earnings statement of the continuing sector?
Answer: its shares in the consolidation effects were also included in the discontinued section of the earnings statement as far as they were related to business relations that are to be upheld in the long term even after the planned disposal.