This caption is composed of the following:
| As of December 31, 2017 |
As of December 31, 2016 |
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| Concept | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ||||||
| Provision for advertising expense (1) | 14,716,286 | 17,653,462 | ||||||
| Other provisions (2) | 2,704,214 | 5,071,974 | ||||||
| Total | 17,420,500 | 22,725,436 | ||||||
| 1. | Corresponds to the estimates of amounts payable related to advertising and promotion activities. There is uncertainty on the amount of the cash disbursement related to such provisions, as they are linked to the actual information the customer should provide, intended to justify that such expenses were made. |
Includes estimates of operating expenses and costs in which there is uncertainty of the amount, expecting the application most of such amount during the following period.
Movements in other provisions between January 1 and December 31, 2017, are detailed as follows:
| Provision for advertising expenses |
Other provisions | Total | ||||||||||
| Movement in provisions | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2017 | 17,653,462 | 5,071,974 | 22,725,436 | |||||||||
| Provisions made | 78,034,245 | 7,695,966 | 85,730,211 | |||||||||
| Provisions used | (80,971,421 | ) | (10,063,726 | ) | (91,035,147 | ) | ||||||
| Closing balance as of December 31, 2017 | 14,716,286 | 2,704,214 | 17,420,500 | |||||||||
Movements in other provisions between January 1 and December 31, 2016 are detailed as follows:
| Provision for advertising expenses |
Other provisions | Total | ||||||||||
| Movement in provisions | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | ThCh$ | |||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2016 | 21,975,491 | 5,993,819 | 27,969,310 | |||||||||
| Provisions made | 91,556,851 | 29,507,110 | 121,063,961 | |||||||||
| Provisions used | (95,878,880 | ) | (30,428,955 | ) | (126,307,835 | ) | ||||||
| Closing balance as of December 31, 2016 | 17,653,462 | 5,071,974 | 22,725,436 | |||||||||