Economic Aspects Amount (baht) 2015 2016 2017 Direct economic value generated: Revenue 54,932,797,248.13 56,176,925,464.36 49,194,145,690.43 Economic value distributed: Operating costs 42,873,378,151.66 41,818,403,237.78 45,391,888,155.58 Employee wages and benefits 5,394,073,392.00 4,832,860,349.54 4,414,302,213.90 Payments to providers of capital - - - Payments to government 1,000,000,000.00 792,991,649.63 413,293,449.65 Community investments 14,237,177.13 6,427,911.77 13,510,533.56 Economic value retained 5,651,108,527.34 8,726,242,315.64 -1,038,848,662.26 Throughout these operations, the company has gained a total revenue of 49,194,145,690.43 baht in 2017. Details are as follows: * Remark: In 2017, the operational performance ended on December 31, 2017 (Prior to being audited by OAG). 91 Sustainable Development Report 2017 CAT Telecom Public Company Limited