in € millions | 2016 | 2015 |
---|---|---|
Administrative expenses | 1,307 | 1,352 |
Selling and transmission expenses | 523 | 588 |
Advertising costs | 424 | 470 |
Allowances on receivables and non-financial assets | 206 | 236 |
Consulting and audit fees | 171 | 210 |
Operating taxes | 120 | 100 |
Adjustment to carrying amounts on assets held for sale | 14 | – |
Losses on disposals of non-current assets | 5 | 7 |
Foreign exchange losses | – | 2 |
Sundry operating expenses | 96 | 99 |
2,866 | 3,064 |
The item “Administrative expenses” includes, among others, payments recognized as expenses from operating leases of €267 million (previous year: €272 million), associated services and incidental costs of €23 million (previous year: €23 million) and contingent lease payments of €7 million (previous year: €9 million). In addition, this item includes repair and maintenance costs of €188 million (previous year: €187 million) and costs for IT services of €162 million (previous year: €161 million).