Note 18 Trade and other payables

€ million

2017

2016

Trade payables

79

73

Amounts due to construction contract customers

5

5

Other payables

49

44

   

Carrying amount as at 31 December

133

122

The accruals (2017: €257 million; 2016: €251 million) are made up of sufferance tax payable (2017: €114 million; 2016: €114 million), invoices still to be received for costs such as subcontracted work (2017: €79 million; 2016: €84 million) and anticipated amounts in respect of network losses and energy transport costs (2017: €14 million; 2016: €11 million) along with other items.