RBS 2010 Annual Report Download - page 291

3 Operating expenses
Group
2010 2009 2008
£m £m £m
Wages, salaries and other staff costs 7,945 8,039 7,471
Bonus tax 99 208 —
Social security costs 661 675 648
Share-based compensation 397 329 169
Pension costs
- defined benefit schemes (see Note 4) 519 638 473
- curtailment gains (see Note 4) (78) (2,148) —
- defined contribution schemes 128 104 137
Staff costs 9,671 7,845 8,898
Premises and equipment 2,402 2,594 2,163
Other administrative expenses 3,995 4,449 4,716
Property, plant and equipment (see Note 20) 1,428 1,427 1,406
Intangible assets (see Note 19) 722 739 971
Depreciation and amortisation 2,150 2,166 2,377
Write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets 10 363 16,911
18,228 17,417 35,065
Integration costs included in operating expenses comprise expenditure incurred in respect of cost reduction and revenue enhancement programmes
connected with acquisitions made by the Group.
Group
2010 2009 2008
£m £m £m
Staff costs 210 365 503
Premises and equipment 378 25
Other administrative expenses 143 398 486
Depreciation and amortisation 20 18 36
376 859 1,050
Restructuring costs included in operating expenses comprise:
2010 2009 2008
£m £m £m
Staff costs 353 328 251
Premises and equipment 117 48 15
Other administrative expenses 104 51 41
574 427 307
Divestment costs included in operating expenses comprise:
2010 2009 2008
£m £m £m
Staff costs 51 — —
Premises and equipment 6— —
Other administrative expenses 25 — —
82 — —
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