12 PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR (CONTINUED) Profit for the financial year is stated after charging/(crediting): (continued) Group Company 2024 2023 2024 2023 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Principal auditors’ remuneration: – Audit fee 4,467 4,358 674 659 – Other assurance services 1,471 1,937 1,187 1,187 – Non-audit fee 595 908 544 1,283 Member firms of principal auditors’ remuneration: – Audit fee 985 964 – – Other firms of auditors’ remuneration: – Audit fee 119 111 – – Staff costs* 2,244,494 2,025,815 109,659 79,553 Professional and technical fees 38,974 41,152 19,173 18,125 Contributions to Yayasan Felda 8,500 5,000 1,325 673 Net realised foreign exchange (gain)/loss (8,751) 10,583 (91) (7,007) Net unrealised foreign exchange (gain)/loss (3,992) 2,668 (463) 294 Research and non-capitalised development costs 12,088 12,926 – – Unwinding of discount for provision for asset retirement 372 418 – – * Staff costs (excluding Directors’ remuneration) are analysed as follows: Group Company 2024 2023 2024 2023 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Wages, salaries and bonuses 1,684,236 1,474,657 79,698 56,644 Defined contribution plan 169,302 142,848 13,366 9,788 Defined benefit plan 7,575 17,837 142 384 Other employee benefits 383,381 390,473 16,453 12,737 2,244,494 2,025,815 109,659 79,553 Staff cost included in costs of sales amounted to RM1,725,252,000 (2023: RM1,567,877,000) and RM97,151,000 (2023: RM60,534,000) for the Group and Company respectively. FGV Holdings Berhad | Audited Financial Statements 2024 Notes to the Financial Statements For the financial year ended 31 December 2024 78
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