32 Other current liabilities
CHF thousand |
31.12.2021 |
31.12.2020 |
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
164,806 |
47,710 |
Excise taxes |
12,370 |
5,533 |
Connection fees and grid cost contributions |
6,922 |
3,476 |
Customer prepayments |
1,749 |
1,059 |
VAT liabilities |
18,194 |
754 |
Current income tax liabilities |
4,275 |
16,584 |
Security deposits received |
84,094 |
- |
Other current liabilities |
37,202 |
20,304 |
The customer prepayments item contains prepayments of CHF 1,032 thousand (prior year: CHF 1,032 thousand) for services for third parties.
The increased level of prices resulted in tighter margin payments on both the asset and liability side (see Note 22). Security deposits received relate to security deposits in connection with exchange trading. Other current liabilities include in particular margin payments of CHF 31,966 thousand (prior year: CHF 11,211 thousand) in connection with exchange trading.