The costs of the auditors of the financial statements of the Merck Group (KPMG) can be broken down as follows:
| XLS |
|
2009 |
2008 |
||
Cost in € million for |
Merck Group |
thereof |
Merck Group |
thereof |
Audits of financial statements |
5.2 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
2.6 |
Other audit-related services |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Tax consultancy services |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
Other services |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
|
6.9 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
3.4 |
Related parties to KPMG Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft are those companies affiliated with KPMG Europe LLP as of December 31, 2009.
