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Tax - Reconciliation (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Tax reconciliation |  |  |  |  |
UK corporation tax | 19.00% | 19.00% |  | 19.00% |
Expected tax (charge)/credit | £ 766 | £ (92) |  | £ 757 |
Losses and temporary differences in year where no deferred tax asset recognised | (51) | (43) |  | (24) |
Foreign profits taxed at other rates | (11) | (29) |  | 7 |
Non-deductible goodwill impairment | (16) |  |  |  |
losses on disposals and write-downs | (55) | (22) |  | (71) |
UK bank levy | (18) | (32) |  | (26) |
regulatory and legal actions | (74) | 14 |  | (165) |
other disallowable items | (28) | (70) |  | (62) |
Alawwal bank merger gain on disposal |  |  |  | 215 |
FX recycling on the liquidation of RFS Holdings |  |  |  | 279 |
other non-taxable items | 73 | 28 |  | 80 |
Taxable foreign exchange movements | 8 | (3) |  | (1) |
Unrecognised losses brought forward and utilised | 10 | 16 |  | 16 |
Banking surcharge | (341) | (27) |  | (199) |
Tax on paid-in equity | 48 | 61 |  | 73 |
UK tax rate change impact | 165 | 75 |  |  |
Adjustments in respect of prior years | 48 | (4) |  | 141 |
Tax charge for the year | £ (996) | (74) | [1] | (439) | [1]
UK |  |  |  |  |
Tax reconciliation |  |  |  |  |
UK corporation tax | 19.00% |  |  |  |
(Decrease)/increase in the carrying value of deferred tax assets in respect of: | £ (9) | 7 |  | 129 |
Republic of Ireland |  |  |  |  |
Tax reconciliation |  |  |  |  |
(Decrease)/increase in the carrying value of deferred tax assets in respect of: | (27) | £ (137) |  | £ (74) |
Netherlands |  |  |  |  |
Tax reconciliation |  |  |  |  |
(Decrease)/increase in the carrying value of deferred tax assets in respect of: | £ 48 |  |  |  |
[1] | Comparative results have been re-presented from those previously published to reclassify certain items as discontinued operations as described in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.

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