14. Other Operating Expenses
in € thousand |
2016 |
2015 |
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Leasing costs |
62,872 |
53,350 |
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Consultancy, services, insurance and auditing expenses |
34,778 |
32,820 |
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External maintenance services |
34,686 |
36,592 |
||
Venture expenses |
4,566 |
1,528 |
||
Travel expenses, advertising and promotional costs |
3,440 |
3,107 |
||
Other taxes |
2,646 |
1,685 |
||
External and internal cleaning costs |
2,270 |
2,043 |
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Losses on the disposal of property, plant and equipment |
1,800 |
527 |
||
Other personnel expenses |
1,755 |
2,083 |
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Postage and telecommunications costs |
1,585 |
1,559 |
||
Expenses from exchange rate differences |
1,319 |
2,471 |
||
Expenses from other accounting periods |
546 |
1,701 |
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Other |
10,203 |
6,832 |
||
|
162,466 |
146,298 |
Leasing expenses were largely responsible for the increase in other operating expenses. Detailed information is available in Note 45.