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3. Operating (loss)/prot
Detailed below are the key amounts recognised in arriving at our operating (loss)/prot.
2014
Restated
2013
Restated
2012
£m £m £m
Net foreign exchange losses 16 21 33
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (note 11):
Owned assets 3,990 3,600 3,583
Leased assets 48 37 74
Amortisation of intangible assets (note 10) 3,522 3,024 3,064
Impairment of goodwill in subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements (note 4) 6,600 7,700 3,848
Impairment of licences and spectrum (note 4) 121
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (note 4) 81
Negative goodwill (note 28) (473)
Research and development expenditure 214 307 304
Staff costs (note 25) 3,875 3,620 3,352
Operating lease rentals payable:
Plant and machinery 651 506 500
Other assets including xed line rentals 1,502 1,297 1,255
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 85 77 51
Own costs capitalised attributable to the construction or acquisition of property, plant and equipment (455) (356) (312)
The total remuneration of the Group’s auditor, Deloitte LLP and other member rms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited for services provided
to the Group is analysed below:
201420132012
£m £m £m
Parent company 1 1 1
Subsidiaries 87 6
Audit fees: 9 8 7
Audit-related assurance services1 1 1 1
Other assurance services23 – –
Taxation advisory services3– – –
Other non-audit services3– – 1
Non-audit fees: 4 1 2
Total fees 13 99
Notes:
1 Relates to fees for statutory and regulatory lings.
2 Primarily arising from regulatory lings and shareholder documentation requirements in respect of the disposal of Verizon Wireless and the acquisition of the outstanding minority stake in Vodafone Italy.
3 Deloitte LLP and other member rms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited were engaged during the year to provide a number of taxation advisory and other non-audit services. In aggregate, fees for these services amounted
to £0.3 million
Deloitte LLP and other member rms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited have also received fees in each of the last three years in respect of audits
of charitable foundations associated to the Group.
A description of the work performed by the Audit and Risk Committee in order to safeguard auditor independence when non-audit services are
provided is set out in “Corporate governance” on page 64.
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