Table:
| € million | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in plan assets |  |  |
| Fair value of plan assets as of beginning of period | 905 | 940 |
| Recognised under | 21 | 23 |
| Interest income | 21 | 23 |
| Recognised outside of profit or loss under ‘remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans’ in other comprehensive income | 24 | 102 |
| Gains/losses from plan assets excl. interest income (+/−) | 24 | 102 |
| Other effects | −10 | 0 |
| Benefit payments (incl. tax payments) | −34 | −27 |
| Settlement payments | −6 | 0 |
| Employer contributions | 35 | 18 |
| Contributions from plan participants | 11 | 9 |
| Change in consolidation group / transfers | 0 | 0 |
| Reclassification in accordance with IFRS5 | −16 | 0 |
| Currency effects | 0 | 1 |
| Fair value of plan assets as of end of period | 940 | 1,066 |
Paragraphs:
The actual return on plan assets amounted to €125 million in the reporting period (2017/ 18: €45 million).
For financial year 2019/20, the company expects employer payments to external pension providers totalling approximately €18 million and employee contributions of €9 million in plan assets, with contributions in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany accounting for the major share of this total. Expected contributions from payment contribution commitments in Germany are not included in expected payments.
The fair value of plan assets developed as follows:
At one Dutch company, plan assets exceeded the value of commitments as of the closing date. Since the company cannot draw any economic benefits from this overfunding, the balance sheet amount was reduced to €0 in line with IAS 19.64 (b).
Question:
How much did the actual return on plan assets amount to in FY2019?
Answer: €125 million