42 Total audit fees of the Group auditors
Under the provisions of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB – German Commercial Code), Volkswagen AG is obliged to disclose the total audit fee of the Group auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
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€ million |
2019 |
2018 |
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Financial statement audit services |
19 |
20 |
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Other assurance services |
4 |
6 |
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Tax advisory services |
1 |
1 |
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Other services |
32 |
26 |
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56 |
52 |
The financial statement audit services were attributable to the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and of annual financial statements of German Group companies as well as to reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and of interim financial statements of German Group companies. The auditors provided assurance services and tax advice only to a small extent. Other services provided by the auditors in the reporting period focused on advice on how to implement new legal standards and on support for measures in connection with the diesel issue.