8. FINANCE COSTS Group Company 2025 RM’000 2024 RM’000 2025 RM’000 2024 RM’000 Finance costs on: - amounts due to subsidiaries (Note 35(a)) - - 39,679 50,234 - borrowings 120,725 143,498 64,298 55,880 - unwinding of discount on trade and other payables (Note 33(b)(i)) 261 740 - - - amortisation of borrowing costs (Note 32) 17,759 19,180 - - - accretion of interest on ICPS (Note 30) 903 10,525 903 10,525 - accretion of interest on lease liabilities (Note 19(b)) 354 398 21 - 140,002 174,341 104,901 116,639 9. (LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAX The following amounts have been included in arriving at (loss)/profit before tax: Group Company 2025 RM’000 2024 RM’000 2025 RM’000 2024 RM’000 Employee benefits expenses (Note 10) 142,008 142,343 15,120 16,439 Auditors’ remuneration: - audit fee 1,951 1,766 298 314 - non-audit fee 65 131 57 123 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (Note 14) 22,558 23,701 42 48 Depreciation of right-of-use assets (Note 19(a)) 5,325 4,947 126 - Amortisation of intangible assets (Note 22) 44 44 - - Amortisation of deferred license fees (Note 34(a)) (5,712) (5,171) - - Amortisation of security retainers accumulation fund (Note 23(b)(i)) 11 11 - - Unrealised returns on security retainers accumulation fund (Note 23(b)(i)) (250) (241) - - NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 AR 2025 | FINANCIAL STATEMENT & OTHER INFORMATION 280
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