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The fees for other professional services provided exclusively to the parent by the principal auditor amounted to 72
thousand euros at December 31, 2012 corresponding to audit-related services (2011: 99 thousand euros).
23. 6 The breakdown of the Group’s net finance income in 2012 and 2011
is as follows:
(Thousands of euros)
2012 2011
Interest income 4,813 7,653
Less interest expenses (8,720) (4,222)
Total (3,907) 3,431
Finance income arises mainly from the interest on loans to related parties and interest earned from banks.
Finance expenses arise from the interest on associates’ loans and the interest on credit facilities.
23.7 Exchange differences
The breakdown of the exchange differences in 2012 and 2011 is as follows:
(Thousands of euros)
2012 2011
Exchange gains (1,459) 4,061
Exchange losses 1,398 (2,505)
Total (61) 1,556
The foreign currency transactions, which related to the acquisition of audiovisual property rights and distribution rights,
amounted to $73 million in 2012 (2011: $116 million).
In addition, the balance of the trade payables for purchases of audiovisual property rights includes 29,208 thousand
euros denominated in US currency in 2012 (2011: 49,137 thousand euros).
Trade receivables for sales and services includes 68 thousand euros denominated in US currency in 2012 (2011: 80
thousand euros).