Deferred income tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Schedule of Deferred Income Tax

All figures in £ millions	2019			2018
Deferred income tax assets		59			60
Deferred income tax liabilities		(48	)		(136	)
Net deferred income tax		11			(76	)

Schedule of Movement on Net Deferred Income Assets and Liabilities

The movement in deferred income tax assets and liabilities during the year is as follows:

All figures in £ millions	Trading losses			Returns provisions			Retirement benefit obligations			Deferred revenue			Goodwill and intangibles			Other			Total
Deferred income tax assets/(liabilities)
At 1 January 2018		9			34			(44	)		42			(155	)		64			(50	)
Exchange differences		—			1			1			6			(16	)		(5	)		(13	)
Income statement (charge)/benefit		11			(4	)		(21	)		20			(34	)		(14	)		(42	)
Disposal through business disposal		—			—			—			—			—			16			16
Tax benefit in other comprehensive income		—			—			9			—			—			—			9
Tax benefit in equity		—			—			—			—			—			4			4
At 31 December 2018		20			31			(55	)		68			(205	)		65			(76	)
Adjustment on initial application of IFRS 16 (see note 1b)		—			—			—			—			—			15			15
Exchange differences		(1	)		(1	)		(1	)		(3	)		6			(5	)		(5	)
Income statement benefit/(charge)		70			(10	)		(4	)		(24	)		—			32			64
Tax benefit/(charge) in other comprehensive income		—			—			22			—			—			(4	)		18
Tax charge in equity		—			—			—			—			—			(5	)		(5	)
At 31 December 2019		89			20			(38	)		41			(199	)		98			11