Fees paid to Fortis’ auditors for 2007, 2006 and 2005 can be broken down into the following components:
- audit fees, which include fees for auditing the statutory and consolidated financial statements, and quarterly and other reports
- audit-related fees, which include fees for work performed on prospectuses, non-standard auditing and advisory services not related to statutory auditing
- fees for tax advice
- other non-audit fees, which include fees for support and advice on acquisitions.
The breakdown of the audit fees for the year ended 31 December is as follows:
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Total |
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Fortis |
Other |
Fortis |
Other |
Fortis |
Other |
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Statutory |
Fortis |
Statutory |
Fortis |
Statutory |
Fortis |
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Auditors |
Auditors |
Auditors |
Auditors |
Auditors |
Auditors |
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Audit fees |
20 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
20 |
1 |
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Audit-related fees |
6 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
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Tax fees |
3 |
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4 |
1 |
3 |
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Other non-audit fees |
8 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
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Total |
37 |
10 |
35 |
6 |
39 |
2 |