Independent Auditors' Report TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TATA STEEL LIMITED Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of TATA STEEL LIMITED (the "Company"), its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities (the Company, its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities constitute "the Group"), which comprise the Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 March, 2013, Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss and the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements The Company's Management is responsible for the preparation of these consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position, consolidated financial performance and consolidate d cash flows of the Group in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. As stated in the Other Matters paragraph below, our opinion, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of the subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates not audited by us, is based solely on the reports of such other auditors. Opinion In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us and based on the consideration of the separate audit reports on the financial statements/financial information of the subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates and the unaudited financial statements/financial information of the subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates; referred to below in the Other Matters paragraph, the aforesaid consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
Emphasis of Matter Attention is invited to Note 39(d)(1) to the financial statements regarding accounting policy for recognition of actuarial valuation change Rs.317.26 crores (net of taxes) [Gross: Rs.407.08 crores] in the pension and other post retirement benefit plans of Tata Steel Europe Limited, a subsidiary for the reasons specified therein. Had the Company recognised actuarial valuation changes in the Statement of Profit and Loss, the deferred tax expenses would have been lower by Rs.89.82 crores and the loss after taxes, minority interest and shares of profits of associates would have been higher by Rs.317.26 crores. Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter. Other Matters
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters. For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS N. VENKATRAM Mumbai, 23 May, 2013 |