| XLS |
€ million |
2008 |
2007 |
Interest income and similar income |
13.1 |
59.1 |
Interest expenses and similar expenses |
–84.9 |
–321.9 |
|
–71.8 |
–262.8 |
|
|
|
Interest component of the addition to pension provisions |
–66.4 |
–59.5 |
Exchange rate differences from financing activities |
–18.4 |
8.5 |
Income from financial interests |
0.1 |
2.5 |
|
–156.5 |
–311.3 |
Net interest expense in 2007 was due to outside financing of the Serono acquisition.