Income tax

Income tax on the result from continuing operations is as follows:

x 1 million

2019

2018

Current tax expense

20

30

Current tax income prior years

-2

-

Current tax expense and tax income for current year

18

30

Release of deferred taxation due to a change in corporate income tax rates

2

-14

Movements in deferred taxes

7

5

Movement in deferred taxes for prior years

-

1

Income taxes

27

22

The current tax income and expense on the result from continuing operations is as follows:

x 1 million

2019

2018

Profit before income tax

352

140

Participation exemption

-247

-

Non tax-deductible expenses

1

2

Different depreciation methods for tax purposes

-28

-19

Taxable amount

78

123

Nominal tax rate

25%

25%

Current tax expense

20

30

The effective tax burden expressed as a percentage of the profit before income tax from continuing operations is as follows:

2019

2018

Nominal tax rate

25.0%

25.0%

Effect of:

- Participation exemption

-17.4%

0.0%

- Non tax-deductible expenses

0.1%

0.3%

- Change in corporate income tax rates

0.7%

-10.1%

- Tax incentives (Energy Investment Allowance)

0.0%

-0.1%

- Corporate income tax for prior years

-0.5%

0.0%

- Other

-0.2%

0.6%

Effective tax rate

7.7%

15.7%

The corporate income tax is settled between Stedin Holding N.V. and its subsidiaries as if the subsidiaries were independently liable to tax.