ÖBB Annual Report 2023

301 Consolidated Financial Statements Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 83 Associated companies Subsidiaries, not consolidated Members of the executive bodies of the Group and their related persons and companies in EUR million 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sale of goods /rendering of services (total revenue) 40.4 31.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 Purchase of goods / services (total expenditure) 48.8 44.0 5.8 3.4 0.2 0.1 Receivables as of Dec 31 8.3 5.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 *) 0.0 *) Liabilities as of Dec 31 10.5 5.4 1.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 *) Smallest amount. Transactions with the executive bodies of the Group and related parties and companies are primarily transactions with companies in which members of the Supervisory Board or managing directors or related parties of executive bodies of the ÖBB Group have a controlling influence. In addition, no advances or loans were granted, nor were any contingent liabilities entered into in favour of these persons. There were no guarantees or investment grants to affiliated companies that were not fully consolidated, nor were any guarantees or investment grants accepted from them. There were no transactions carried out in both financial years with Board members that required disclosure. No guarantees were issued to associated companies in both reporting years. The liabilities and guarantees assumed by the Republic of Austria or Österreichische Kontrollbank AG are disclosed in Note 25. Transactions and service relationships with the Republic of Austria, framework plan for infrastructure investments and the liability of the Republic of Austria ÖBB-Personenverkehr subgroups and Rail Cargo Group Public service contracts for local and long-distance passenger rail transport are concluded with the Republic of Austria in accordance with the Federal Railways Structure Act. Accordingly, public services are provided by ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG. The costs charged to the Republic of Austria for this amount to approx. EUR 1,140.5 million (py: approx. EUR 993.2 million). Services are provided to the federal states and communities on the basis of transport service contracts, for which approx. EUR 357.7 million (py: approx. EUR 316.8 million) was charged in the financial year. Rail Cargo Austria AG and all other rail transport companies that provide services in the production forms of single wagonload transport, unaccompanied combined transport or “rolling road” receive subsidies under the aid programme for rail freight transport notified by the Republic of Austria to the European Commission. The funding granted by the Republic of Austria to Rail Cargo Austria AG for the year 2023 amount to approx. EUR 130.7 million (py: approx. EUR 110.1 million). ÖBB-Infrastruktur subgroup General information ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG is a railway infrastructure company whose tasks are in the public interest and are defined in more detail in Section 31 Federal Railways Act. The basis for the financing of the company is Section 47 Federal Railways Act, according to which the federal government must ensure that ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG has the funds necessary to fulfil its tasks and maintain its liquidity and equity, insofar as the tasks are covered by the business plan pursuant to Section 42 (6) Federal Railways Act. The commitment regulated by the federal government in this provision is implemented specifically in the grant agreements pursuant to Section 42 (1) and (2) Federal Railways Act. It is the understanding of the contracting parties that the objective of the grant agreements, irrespective of the respective term of the contract, is to permanently ensure the value of the assets of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG used for the tasks pursuant to Section 31 Federal Railways Act, which also complies with the legal mandate of the Federal Railways Act.