The costs of the auditors of the financial statements of the Merck Group (KPMG) can be broken down as follows:
| XLS |
|
2008 |
2007 |
||
Cost in € for |
Merck Group |
thereof |
Merck Group |
thereof |
Audits of financial statements |
5.6 |
1.7 |
8.3 |
3.9 |
Other audit-related services |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
Tax consultancy services |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
Other services |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
|
7.0 |
2.4 |
11.3 |
5.8 |
In 2007, the costs for audits included special expenses for audits in connection with the acquisition of Serono.
