Note 22: Commitments

Purchase commitments for property, plant and equipment aggregated €8 million (2017: €7 million).

Lease payments during 2018 amounted to €124 million (2017: €211 million). Our operational lease portfolio mainly consists of leases related to land, property and employee cars.

Maturity operational lease contracts

In € millions

2017*

2018

*

An amount of €307 million of the total commitments concerned discontinued operations.

Payments due within one year

166

110

Payments between one and five years

306

214

Payments due after more than five years

210

96

Total

682

420