Table:
|  | 2019 | 2018 |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | £m | £m |
| Amounts paid in the year: |  |  |
| Final dividend for the year ended 31st December 2018 of 71.0p (2017: 62.0p) per share | 52.3 | 45.7 |
| Interim dividend for the year ended 31st December 2019 of 32.0p (2018: 29.0p) per share | 23.6 | 21.3 |
| Total dividends paid | 75.9 | 67.0 |
| Amounts arising in respect of the year: |  |  |
| Interim dividend for the year ended 31st December 2019 of 32.0p (2018: 29.0p) per share | 23.6 | 21.3 |
| Proposed final dividend for the year ended 31st December 2019 of 78.0p (2018: 71.0p) per share | 57.5 | 52.3 |
| Total dividends arising | 81.1 | 73.6 |
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11 Dividends
The proposed dividend is subject to approval in 2020. It is therefore not included as a liability in these Financial Statements. No scrip alternative to the cash dividend is being offered in respect of the proposed final dividend for the year ended 31st December 2019.
Question:
What was the percentage change in the amount of total dividends paid in 2019 from 2018?
Answer: (75.9-67.0)/67.0 = 13.28