4. Other operating expenses

       

       

      2021/22

       

      2022/23

       

       

       

       

       

      Taxes other than income taxes

       

      15.4

       

      15.1

      Losses on the disposal of property, plant and equipment

       

      5.4

       

      5.8

      Currency losses

       

      110.4

       

      184.2

      Expenses from the valuation of derivatives

       

      38.5

       

      47.9

      Losses from deconsolidation

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

      Other operating expenses

       

      332.9

       

      411.9

       

       

      502.6

       

      664.9

       

       

       

       

       

      In millions of euros

      Other operating expenses for the business year 2022/23 contain EUR 178.9 million (2021/22: EUR 80.2 million) in impairment losses on property, plant and equipment, other intangible assets, and goodwill. They also contain EUR 212.3 million (2021/22: EUR 149.6 million) in expenses attributable to the other functional area. In the main, these concern expenses related to the by-products specified in other operating income.