17. TRADE & OTHER PAYABLES

Group

Company

2021

2020

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

Trade payables

135.2

271.7

-

-

Payroll taxes & social security

4.1

3.1

-

-

VAT

41.4

23.9

-

-

Excise duty

40.0

21.9

-

-

Accruals

75.5

70.1

3.1

1.0

Amounts due to Group undertakings

-

-

33.9

302.5

Total

296.2

390.7

37.0

303.5

Amounts due to Group undertakings are a combination of interest bearing and interest free payables and are all payable on demand.

The Group’s exposure to currency and liquidity risk related to trade & other payables is disclosed in note 24.

Company

The Company has entered into financial guarantee contracts to guarantee the indebtedness of the liabilities of certain of its subsidiary undertakings. As at 28 February 2021, the Directors consider these to be in the nature of insurance contracts and do not consider it probable that the Company will have to make a payment under these guarantees and as such discloses them as a contingent liability as detailed in note 27.