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Notes to the consolidated accounts
Unilever Group
88 Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003
6 Taxation on profit on ordinary activities continued
The total charge in future periods will be affected by any changes to the corporate tax rates in force in the countries in which the Group
operates. The current tax charges will also be affected by changes in the excess of tax depreciation over book depreciation and the use of
tax credits.
Analyses of European and non-European profit on ordinary activities before taxation, and of the actual taxation charge thereon, are as follows:
€ million € million € million
2003 2002 2001
Restated Restated
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
Europe:
Parent and group companies 2 586 2 077 2 372
Joint ventures 11 19 21
Associates 11 12 –
2 608 2 108 2 393
Outside Europe:
Group companies 1 931 1 890 982
Joint ventures 33 60 63
Associates (34) (5) –
1 930 1 945 1 045
Total 4 538 4 053 3 438
Taxation on profit on ordinary activities
Europe:
Parent and group companies
Taxes payable (644) (723) (760)
Deferred taxation (67) 65 (107)
of which:
Accelerated depreciation 18 113 62
Other (85) (48) (169)
Joint ventures (4) (6) (6)
Associates (3) (5) –
(718) (669) (873)
Outside Europe:
Group companies
Taxes payable (665) (1 084) (642)
Deferred taxation (153) 160 15
of which:
Accelerated depreciation (63) 25
Other (153) 223 (10)
Joint ventures (1) (13) (19)
Associates 10 1–
(809) (936) (646)
Total (1 527) (1 605) (1 519)