14. Other Operating Expenses
in € thousand |
2015 |
2014 |
||
Leasing |
53,350 |
51,506 |
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External maintenance services |
36,592 |
35,725 |
||
Consultancy, services, insurance and auditing expenses |
32,820 |
30,407 |
||
Travel expenses, advertising and promotional costs |
3,107 |
2,726 |
||
Expenses from exchange rate differences |
2,471 |
2,566 |
||
Other personnel expenses |
2,083 |
1,791 |
||
External and internal cleaning costs |
2,043 |
2,167 |
||
Expenses from other accounting periods |
1,701 |
3,709 |
||
Other taxes |
1,685 |
2,096 |
||
Postage and telecommunications costs |
1,559 |
1,573 |
||
Venture expenses |
1,528 |
2,016 |
||
Losses on the disposal of property, plant and equipment |
527 |
1,880 |
||
Other |
6,832 |
10,354 |
||
|
146,298 |
148,516 |
Further information on leasing expenses can be found in Note 45.
In the previous year, other expenses included balance sheet provisions for legal risks associated with pending proceedings in the amount of € 5 million. see Note 37