The costs of the auditors of the financial statements of the Merck Group (KPMG) can be broken down as follows:
| XLS |
|
2010 |
2009 |
||
Cost in EUR million for |
Merck Group |
thereof KPMG AG and related parties |
Merck Group |
thereof KPMG AG and related parties |
Audits of financial statements |
8.1 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
Other audit-related services |
0.2 |
– |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Tax consultancy services |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
Other services |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
|
9.3 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
3.5 |
The increase in the costs of the auditors is mainly due to the first-time and subsequent audits of the Millipore companies. Related parties to KPMG Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft are those companies affiliated with KPMG Europe LLP as of December 31, 2010.
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