41. Total fee of the Group auditor
Under the provisions of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB – German Commercial Code), Volkswagen AG is obliged to disclose the total fee charged for the fiscal year by the Group auditor, EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
€ million |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial statement audit services |
|
35 |
|
26 |
Other assurance services |
|
2 |
|
6 |
Tax advisory services |
|
– |
|
0 |
Other services |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
38 |
|
34 |
The financial statement audit services mainly related to the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and to the annual financial statements of German Group companies, as well as to reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and of the interim financial statements of German Group companies. Other assurance services mainly related to statutory and non-statutory audits as well as non-statutory assurance services for capital market transactions. Other services provided by the auditors related primarily to advisory services in connection with the implementation of CSRD reporting requirements.