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7 | Consolidated Financial Statements | Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
6. Other operating income and expense
For the composition of other operating income see table
 7.13.
Other miscellaneous income includes income from services
recharged to unrelated parties, reimbursements of non-income
related taxes, income from employee canteens and other
miscellaneous items.
Government grants and subsidies mainly comprise reim-
bursements relating to current partial retirement contracts
and subsidies for alternative drive systems.
In 2011, other operating income included reimbursements
under insurance policies relating to the natural disaster
in Japan.
For the composition of other operating expense, see table
 7.14 .
Other miscellaneous expense includes losses from sales
of current assets, changes in other provisions partially in
connection with legal proceedings, and other miscellaneous
items.
7. Other financial income/expense, net
In 2011, an impairment of €110 million of the equity interest
in Renault SA is included in miscellaneous other financial
income/expense, net.
8. Interest income and interest expense
Table  7.16 shows the components of interest income
and interest expense
Other operating income
2012 2011
In millions of euros
Gains on sales of property, plant and equipment 122 115
Government grants and subsidies 90 108
Reimbursements under insurance policies 44 133
Rental income, other than income relating
to financial services
44
41
Other miscellaneous income 1,207 984
1,507 1,381
7.13
Other operating expense
2012 2011
In millions of euros
Loss on sales of property, plant and equipment -67 -66
Other miscellaneous expense -224 -289
-291 -355
7.14
Other financial income/expense, net
2012 2011
In millions of euros
Expense from compounding of provisions and
effects of changes in discount rates1
-543
-225
Miscellaneous other financial
income/expense, net
42
17
-501 -208
1 Excluding the expense from compounding provisions for pensions and
similar obligations.
7.15
Interest income and interest expense
2012 2011
In millions of euros
Interest income
Expected return on pension and other
post-employment benefit plan assets
602
670
Interest and similar income 226 285
828 955
Interest expense
Interest cost for pension and other
post-employment benefit plans
-1,134
-1,029
Interest and similar expense -591 -232
-1,725 -1,261
7.16