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Taxation (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Tax Charge | The tax charge comprises:
|  | Six months ended 30 June 2019 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2018 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2018 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Corporation tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year |  |  | 213.0 |  |  |  | 172.7 |  |  |  | 481.9 |
Prior years |  |  | (22.7 | ) |  |  | (10.9 | ) |  |  | (111.8 | )
|  |  | 190.3 |  |  |  | 161.8 |  |  |  | 370.1 |
Deferred tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year |  |  | (44.1 | ) |  |  | (16.3 | ) |  |  | (49.0 | )
Prior years |  |  | (17.4 | ) |  |  | (4.5 | ) |  |  | 2.8 |
|  |  | (61.5 | ) |  |  | (20.8 | ) |  |  | (46.2 | )
Tax charge |  |  | 128.8 |  |  |  | 141.0 |  |  |  | 323.9 |

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