Committed to growth

27 Distribution costs
Distribution costs were:
2015 2014
Transportation 435,562 521,438
Export duties, other fees and commissions 2,476 2,125
Labour, including contributions to social funds 56,700 69,682
Depreciation and amortization 22,177 30,268
Repairs and maintenance 7,932 12,404
Provision/(reversal of provision) for impairment of receivables, net 8,517 1,399
Other costs 32,938 56,529
Total distribution costs 566,302 693,845
28 General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses were:
2015 2014
Labour, including contributions to social funds 86,221 108,492
Depreciation and amortization 7,529 18,058
Audit, consulting and legal services 25,000 24,935
Rent 5,720 7,087
Bank charges 5,205 5,842
Social expenditure 2,963 4,191
Repairs and maintenance 2,316 2,255
Provision/(reversal of provision) for impairment of receivables, net 1,781 7,285
Other expenses 31,256 37,723
Total general and administrative expenses 167,991 215,868
The total depreciation and amortization expenses included in all captions of the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive income amounted to US$ 204,259 thousand (2014: US$ 267,254 thousand).
Strategic Report Corporate Governance Financial Statements
The total staff costs (including social expenses) included in all captions of the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive income amounted to US$ 375,046 thousand (2014: US$ 486,690 thousand).
The total statutory pension contributions included in all captions of the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive
income amounted to US$ 47,936 thousand (2014: US$ 75,211 thousand).
The fees for the audit of the consolidated and statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 amounted to
US$ 4,089 thousand (2014: US$ 3,062 thousand). The auditors also provided the Group with consulting and other services amounting
to US$ 298 thousand (2014: US$ 1,009 thousand).
29 Other operating income and expenses
The components of other operating (income) and expenses were:
2015 2014
Sponsorship 12,020 17,528
(Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net 7,110 11,286
Foreign exchange (gain)/loss from operating activities, net (53,124) (120,377)
Provision/(reversal of provision) for impairment and write off of idle property plant and equipment, net 38 636
(Gain)/loss on sales and purchases of foreign currencies, net (13,872) (6,820)
Non-recurring income from settlement agreements and related expenses, net* (12,253) (50,400)
Other operating (income)/expenses, net (11,601) (7,985)
Total other operating (income)/expenses, net (71,682) (156,132)
* This amount represents income of US$ 19,200 thousand from settlement agreements with counterparties concerning trading activities of the Group net of expenses
of US$6,947 thousand relating to its recovery (2014: income of US$ 50,400 thousand).
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