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Taxation (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
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Tax Charge | The tax charge comprises:
Continuing operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2019 1 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2019 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Corporation tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year |  |  | 35.7 |  |  |  | 187.4 |  |  |  | 423.0 |
Prior years |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  |  | (19.7 | ) |  |  | (63.4 | )
|  |  | 34.0 |  |  |  | 167.7 |  |  |  | 359.6 |
Deferred tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year |  |  | (6.7 | ) |  |  | (46.7 | ) |  |  | (78.3 | )
Prior years |  |  | (3.3 | ) |  |  | (11.7 | ) |  |  | (6.3 | )
|  |  | (10.0 | ) |  |  | (58.4 | ) |  |  | (84.6 | )
Tax charge |  |  | 24.0 |  |  |  | 109.3 |  |  |  | 275.0 |
Note
1 | Figures for the period ended 30 June 2019 figures have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5: Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in note 13.

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