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National Grid Electricity Transmission plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006/07
2. Auditors' remuneration
2007
2006
£m
£m
Audit Services
Audit fee of parent company and consolidated financial statements
0.1
0.1
Other services:
Other services supplied pursuant to legislation
0.3
0.1
'Other services supplied pursuant to legislation' represents fees payable for services in relation to engagements which
are required to be carried out by the auditor. In particular this includes fees for reports to the Gas and Electricity Markets
Authority under the Company's Authority under the Company's electricity transmission licence and fees for reports under
section 404 of the US Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley).
3. Payroll costs
2007
2006
£m
£m
Wages and salaries
95
93
Social security costs
11
10
Other pension costs
17
14
Share based payments
3
2
Severence costs
4
-
Gross payroll costs
130
119
Less: amounts capitalised
(31)
(28)
Net payroll costs
99
91
4. Directors' emoluments
Details of Directors' emoluments are provided in note 7 to the consolidated financial statements on page 47.
5. Number of employees
31 March
Average
Average
2007
2007
2006
Number
Number
Number
2,347
2,351
2,305
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