| For the year ended 31 December | 2019 LKR ’000 |
2018 LKR ’000 |
2017 LKR ’000 |
2016 LKR ’000 |
2015 LKR ’000 |
| Interest | 13,839,972 | 11,985,315 | 9,757,778 | 7,229,388 | 6,123,438 |
| Investments | 1,239,352 | 1,161,472 | 1,071,555 | 947,799 | 485,811 |
| Commission and other | 438,273 | 493,349 | 537,863 | 260,340 | 271,631 |
| Total | 15,517,597 | 13,640,136 | 11,367,196 | 8,437,527 | 6,880,880 |
| For the year ended 31 December | 2019 LKR ’000 |
2018 LKR ’000 |
2017 LKR ’000 |
2016 LKR ’000 |
2015 LKR ’000 |
| Employees | |||||
| Salaries and other payments to staff | 2,116,348 | 1,827,073 | 1,474,146 | 1,266,115 | 1,114,754 |
| Suppliers | |||||
| Interest paid | 9,382,529 | 8,423,758 | 6,941,841 | 4,846,840 | 3,240,875 |
| Other expenses | 2,768,699 | 2,276,236 | 1,849,165 | 1,414,892 | 1,141,051 |
| 12,151,228 | 10,699,994 | 8,791,006 | 6,261,732 | 4,381,926 | |
| Net income before government taxes | 1,250,021 | 1,113,069 | 1,102,044 | 909,680 | 1,384,200 |
| Government | |||||
| Income tax, VAT on FS, NBT on FS and DRL | 996,616 | 756,118 | 594,221 | 505,958 | 663,625 |
| Shareholders | |||||
| Dividends | – | – | 136,947 | 131,249 | 100,617 |
| Retained profit | 253,405 | 356,950 | 370,876 | 272,473 | 619,958 |
| 253,405 | 356,950 | 507,823 | 403,722 | 720,575 | |
| Total | 15,517,597 | 13,640,136 | 11,367,196 | 8,437,527 | 6,880,880 |