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3 Profit before tax
The following have been included in arriving at profit before tax:
2008 2007
£million £million
Employee costs (note 4) 291.2 231.2
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Owned assets 41.1 30.0
Under finance leases 3.3 3.3
Amortisation of intangible assets 2.5 0.9
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment 0.1 0.9
Operating lease rentals
Aircraft 104.9 97.9
Other assets 2.7 1.8
Remuneration of the auditor and its associates (including foreign partners) 1.6 1.2
Remuneration of other parties entitled to act as registered auditor 1.6 2.4
Auditor’s remuneration
During the year the Group obtained the following services from the Group’s auditor and its associates:
2008 2007
£million £million
Group audit fee 0.3 0.3
Audit of GB Airways purchase accounting 0.1 –
Total audit fee 0.4 0.3
Fees for other services
GB Airways acquisition and integration 0.7 0.3
Other 0.1 0.3
1.2 0.9
Remuneration of other parties entitled to act as registered auditor 1.6 2.4
Remuneration of other parties entitled to act as registered auditor comprises amounts paid to Ernst and Young, KPMG and Grant Thornton.
4 Employees
The average number of persons employed by the Group was:
2008 2007
Flight and ground operations 5,985 5,062
Sales, marketing and administration 390 431
6,375 5,493
Employee costs for the Group were:
2008 2007
£million £million
Wages and salaries 238.2 188.0
Social security costs 27.2 18.6
Pension costs 21.6 17.1
Share-based payments 4.2 7.5
291.2 231.2
easyJet plc
Annual report and accounts 2008
Notes to the
financial statements
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