18. Cash and cash equivalents
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash comprises cash on hand and demand deposits.
Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
Short-term deposits have different maturities, typically from one day up to one month, depending on the Group’s needs for cash.
The balance of cash and cash equivalents comprise the following positions:
| (in PLNm) | As at December 31, 2022 |
As at December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash on hand and cash at bank | 1.429 | 5.059 |
| Overnight deposits | 801 | 5 |
| Short-term deposits | 6.147 | 1.124 |
| Proceeds from share issue | 2.716 | – |
| Cash in VAT accounts | 794 | 545 |
| TOTAL | 11.887 | 6.733 |
| Undrawn borrowing facilities as at December 31 | 11.783 | 6.002 |
| including overdraft facilities | 3.817 | 1.830 |
A detailed description of credit agreements is presented in note 25.1.3 of these financial statements.
The value of cash includes restricted cash amounting to PLN 295 million (PLN 212 million in the comparative period) in customer accounts at PGE Dom Maklerski S.A., which constitute collateral for settlements with clearinghouse IRGiT.