22 Financial expense (income)
Financial expense (income), which amounted to €115 million (€169 million in the first half of 2016), can be broken down as follows:
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      2016  | 
      2017  | 
    
Financial expense  | 
      164  | 
      112  | 
    
Financial expense  | 
      164  | 
      112  | 
    
Other financial expense (income)  | 
      3  | 
      2  | 
    
Other financial expense  | 
      7  | 
      6  | 
    
Other financial income  | 
      (4)  | 
      (4)  | 
    
Losses on hedging derivatives – ineffective portion  | 
      2  | 
      1  | 
    
Losses from derivative contracts  | 
      2  | 
      1  | 
    
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      169  | 
      115  | 
    
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Expense on financial debt:  | 
      173  | 
      119  | 
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- Interest and other expenses on bond loans  | 
      160  | 
      110  | 
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- Fees on loans and bank credit lines  | 
      7  | 
      6  | 
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- Interest expense on credit lines and loans due to banks and other lenders  | 
      6  | 
      3  | 
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Financial expense capitalised  | 
      (9)  | 
      (7)  | 
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Other financial expense (income):  | 
      3  | 
      2  | 
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- Accretion discount (*)  | 
      6  | 
      5  | 
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- Other expenses  | 
      1  | 
      1  | 
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- Interest income on financial receivables held for operations  | 
      (1)  | 
      (3)  | 
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- Other income  | 
      (3)  | 
      (1)  | 
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Losses on hedging derivatives – ineffective portion  | 
      2  | 
      1  | 
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      169  | 
      115  | 
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Expense on financial debt (€119 million) related to: (i) interest and other expense on bond loans (€110 million), referring essentially to interest on 17 bond loans; (ii) the portion attributable to the period of upfront fees on revolving credit lines (€3 million) and credit line non-usage fees (€3 million); (iii) interest payable to banks on revolving credit lines, uncommitted credit lines and maturing loans (€3 million in total).
Financial expense capitalised (€7 million) related to the portion of financial expense capitalised pursuant to investment activities.
Other expense (income) (€2 million) mainly involved financial expense connected to provision for transportation and storage site abandonment and restoration and transport (€5 million).
Losses on hedging derivatives (€1 million) refer to the effects associated with the recording in the income statement of the ineffective portion resulting from the valuing at fair value of hedging derivative instruments.