Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows.

x 1 million

Assets as at
31 December 2021

Assets as at
31 December 2020

Liabilities as at 31 December 2021

Liabilities as at 31 December 2020

Property, plant and equipment

-

-

359

297

Cash flow hedges

18

26

-

-

Provisions

1

1

-

-

Interest-bearing debt

-

-

-

4

Total

19

27

359

301

Deferred tax assets and liabilities relate mainly to property, plant and equipment and cash flow hedges taken through group equity.

Movements in deferred taxes during 2021 were as follows:

x 1 million

Net balance as at 1 January 2020

Recognised in profit or loss

Recognised in other comprehensive income

Net balance as at 31 December 2020

Assets

Liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

297

-5

67

359

-

359

Cash flow hedges

-26

-

8

-18

18

-

Provisions

-1

-

-

-1

1

-

Interest-bearing debt

4

-4

-

-

-

-

Deferred income tax liabilities (assets) for netting

274

-9

75

340

19

359

Netting off

-19

-19

Total

-

340

The major portion of the deferred tax on property, plant and equipment relates to the difference between the book value and tax bases in the valuation of the networks. The deferred tax liability relating to property, plant and equipment was caused mainly by the difference between the book values and tax bases in the valuation of the networks at the time of the introduction of corporate income tax for Stedin Group, accelerated depreciation for tax purposes applied in the past, the revaluation of the networks and the valuation of the acquired networks as part of the accounting for the acquisition of DNWG.

On the 2021 Budget Day, the government announced an increase in the corporate income tax rate to 25.8% as from 2022 Calculations performed in 2020 still applied rates of 25% as from 2021; these were the future statutory rates in 2020 but were changed to 25.8% in 2021. This means that the deferred tax assets and liabilities are settled and measured at the rate of 25.8%.

As at 31 December 2020

As at 31 December 2020

old rates

new rates

Difference

Deferred tax assets

103

106

-3

Deferred tax liabilities

-433

-447

14

Netted

-330

-341

11

Released to income statement

-3

Addition charged to cash flow hedge reserve

1

Released to the revaluation reserve in equity

-9

Total

-11

Movements in deferred taxes during 2020 are as follows:

x 1 million

Net balance as at 1 January 2019

Recognised in profit
or loss

Recognised in other comprehensive income

Net balance as at 31 December 2019

Assets

Liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

250

18

29

297

-

297

Cash flow hedges

-20

-

-6

-26

26

-

Provisions

-2

1

-

-1

1

-

Interest-bearing debt

4

-

-

4

-

4

Deferred tax liabilities (assets) before netting

232

19

23

274

27

301

Netting off

-27

-27

Total

-

274

Expiration periods for deductible temporary differences as at 31 December 2020 are as follows:

Category

Period

Property, plant and equipment

1 - 50 years

Intangible assets

1 - 25 years

Cash flow hedges

1 - 30 years

Provisions

1 - 10 years