39 Total audit fees of the Group auditors

Under the provisions of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB – German Commercial Code), Volkswagen AG is obliged to disclose the total audit fee of the Group auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.

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€ million

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

Financial statement audit services

 

20

 

17

Other assurance services

 

6

 

2

Tax advisory services

 

1

 

1

Other services

 

26

 

13

 

 

52

 

33

The financial statement audit services were attributable to the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and of annual financial statements of German Group companies as well as to reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and of interim financial statements of German Group companies. The auditors provided assurance services and tax advice only to a small extent. Other services provided by the auditors in the reporting period focused on advice on how to implement new legal standards and on support for measures in connection with the diesel issue.