22 Taxes

The tax component of the total comprehensive income after taxes amounts to EUR 7.6 million (2013: EUR 61.4 million), the details are shown in the following table.

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2014

2013

Taxes on direct result based on appropriate tax rates

-23.2

-20.8

Adjustments for actual group companies rate

-3.9

-4.6

Adjustments for permanent differences:

- Notional Interest deduction facility

4.6

4.7

- Adjustments local rates

-

0.6

- Other permanent differences

-2.0

-0.7

Other adjustments

-18.4

1.0

Tax expense on direct result

-42.9

-19.8

Deferred taxes on the indirect result based on the appropriate tax rates

83.2

74.8

Adjustment for actual group companies rate

6.6

10.2

Adjustment for permanent differences:

- Goodwill impairment

-33.3

-

- Adjustments local rates

0.1

3.8

- Other permanent differences

-1.5

-

Other adjustments

0.3

-

Tax income on indirect result

55.4

88.8

Foreign exchange rate differences foreign activities and movements in value of cross currency swaps

2.2

7.4

Movements in the value of interest rate swaps

-7.1

-15.0

Tax expense direct on shareholders' equity

-4.9

-7.6

Total tax income (expense) recognised in the comprehensive income

7.6

61.4

The restatement of permanent differences in the direct result concerns mainly corrections regarding non-tax deductible expenses and the corrections as a result of the notional interest deduction facility in Belgium. The other adjustments in the direct result concern changes to estimates of the interest deduction on group funding included in the deferred tax assets. The changed estimates are mainly based on the stricter fiscal legislation regarding the deductibility of these interest costs in various jurisdictions.

The restatement of permanent differences in the indirect result mainly concerns corrections for untaxed goodwill impairment results.

Compared to the previous financial year, local rates changed during the financial year in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

The reconciliation between the applicable tax rate and the effective tax rate (calculated over the direct result before taxes, the indirect result before taxes and the direct equity movements in the shareholders' equity before taxes) is explained in the following table.

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2014

2013

Appropriate tax rate

25.0%

25.0%

Adjustment tax rates for group companies

4.2%

5.4%

Notional interest deduction

-5.0%

-5.6%

Other permanent differences

2.2%

-1.2%

Other effects

19.9%

0.1%

Effective tax rate direct result

46.3%

23.7%

Appriopriate tax rate

25.0%

25.0%

Adjustment tax rates for group companies

2.0%

3.4%

Goodwill impairment

-10.0%

0.0%

Adjustments local rates

0.0%

1.3%

Other permanent differences

-0.5%

0.0%

Other effects

0.1%

0.0%

Effective tax rate indirect result

16.6%

29.7%

The deferred tax balances recognised in the balance sheet are detailed in the following table.

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2014

2013

Movements in value of derivatives and other temporary taxable differences

32.0

28.2

Available tax losses carried forward

80.5

115.0

Total deferred tax assets

112.5

143.2

Temporary taxable differences legal property, concessions, ground leases and leases with protection

337.5

360.8

Temporary taxable differences other leases

71.5

80.1

Other temporary taxable differences

7.2

25.4

Total deferred tax liabilities

416.2

466.3

Movements in the deferred tax assets and liabilities are shown in the following table.

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2014

2013

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax laibilities

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax laibilities

Book value as per 1 January

143.2

466.3

140.5

531.6

Exchange rate result

-0.5

-2.1

-0.9

-4.3

Movements via statement of comprehensive income

-7.9

-23.6

9.5

-59.5

Acquisitions and divestments

-

-5.2

-

-

Movements via shareholders' equity

-4.9

-

-7.6

-

Transfers of deferred taxes and other movements

-17.4

-19.1

1.7

-1.5

Book value as per 31 December

112.5

416.2

143.2

466.3

The transfers of deferred taxes are mainly related to the net presentation of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

The total deferred tax assets concern tax-deductible losses and the notional interest deduction facility in Belgium. The total deferred tax assets include amounts recoverable for a limited period - varying from 7 to 9 years - amounting to EUR 36.7 million (2013: EUR 39.3 million).

The recoverability of the tax-deductible losses included in the deferred tax assets has been assessed in the light of the current recent business plan and prevailing tax regulations. In response to the outcomes of this assessment, precautionary measures were taken in some jurisdictions and provisions made for uncertain future recoverability amounting to EUR 16.2 million (2013: zero).