|
( x EUR 1,000 ) |
2008 |
2007 |
|
Accommodation and office expenses |
8,130 |
6,466 |
|
Consultancy expenses |
9,453 |
5,135 |
|
Hiring of temporary personnel |
25,604 |
17,911 |
|
Travel and subsistence expenses |
4,666 |
3,687 |
|
Research expenses |
2,194 |
1,563 |
|
Other operating expenses |
6,255 |
18,435 |
|
56,302 |
53,197 |
|
|
|
|
The cost of hiring temporary personnel relates in part to temporary staff employed by the company until specific vacancies can be filled. These vacancies arose as a result of TenneT’s assumption of responsibility for the management of the 110/150 kV grids, and as a result of the expansion of our investment programme.
Auditor’s fees have also been recognised under ‘Other operating expenses’. This concerns the fees charged by PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. and other PricewaterhouseCoopers network firms. The fees can be specified as follows:
|
( x EUR 1,000 ) |
2008 |
2007 |
|
Audit of the financial statements |
576 |
453 |
|
Other audit procedures |
450 |
388 |
|
Tax consultancy |
268 |
299 |
|
Other services |
265 |
469 |
|
1,559 |
1,609 |
|
|
|
|