12. Administrative Expenses

For the years ended December 31 ($ millions)   2010     2009
Salaries and benefits $ 11.0   $ 11.0
Information technology   2.5     2.2
Professional and administrative services   2.4     1.9
Office premises and operations   2.2     2.3
Communications   0.6     0.7
TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $ 18.7   $ 18.1

Audit expenses for the Plan were $0.3 million in 2010 (2009 - $0.4 million). Non-audit fees comprising tax and risk management services paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditor of the Plan, were $38 thousand in 2010 (2009 - $0.4 million). Total fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2010 were $0.3 million (2009 - $0.8 million). Actuarial expenses paid to Buck Consultants, the Plan actuaries, were $0.8 million in 2010 (2009 - $0.9 million). Included in administrative expenses are amounts reimbursed to the Trustees for out of pocket business expenses, which totaled $55 thousand in 2010 (2009 - $42 thousand).