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12. Income tax expense

Recognised in the income statement

In millions of EUR 2006 2005
Current tax expense
Current year 439 326
Over provided in prior years (26) (14)
413 312
Deferred tax expense
Change in previously unrecognised temporary differences (55)
Origination and reversal of temporary differences (6) (12)
Change in tax rate 10 (6)
Charge of tax losses recognised 3 6
(48) (12)
Total income tax expense in income statement 365 300

Reconciliation of effective tax rate

 
Profit before income tax 1,710 1,169
Net gain on sale of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates (18) (5)
Income from associates (27) (29)
Dividend income (13) (13)
Impairment other investments 6
Taxable profit 1,652 1,128

 

  % 2006 % 2005
Income tax using the Company’s domestic tax rate 29.6 489 31.5 354
Effect of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (3.0) (50) (2.5) (29)
Effect of non-deductible expenses 2.4 40 2.6 30
Effect of tax incentives and exempted income (3.2) (53) (4.0) (45)
Change in previously unrecognised temporary differences (3.3) (55)
Effect of recognition of previously unrecognised tax losses (0.3) (4) (0.1) (1)
Current-year losses for which no deferred tax asset was recognised 0.4 7 0.6 7
Effect of change in tax rates 0.6 10 (0.6) (6)
(Over)/under provided in prior years (1.6) (26) (1.2) (14)
Other reconciling items 0.4 7 0.3 4
22.0 365 26.6 300

Deferred tax (debit)/credit recognised directly in equity

In millions of EUR 2006 2005
Relating to accounting policy changes (12)
Relating to fair value adjustments and cash flow hedges (14) 31
(14) 19