6.8 Income tax

Recognised in profit or loss:

x € 1,000

2023

2022

Current tax charges or credits

Current financial year

-14,558

-9,032

Prior financial years

-43

0

-14,601

-9,032

Deferred tax charges or credits

Relating to temporary differences

896

290

Prior financial years

-210

0

Relating to tax loss carryforwards

-8,450

-9,341

Relating to the write-off of a deferred tax asset (charge) or to the reversal of a write-off (credit)

983

4,582

-6,781

-4,469

Total tax charge in the statement of profit or loss

-21,382

-13,501

The tax charges per country are as follows:

x € 1,000

2023

2022

Netherlands

-21,382

-13,501

-21,382

-13,501

Analysis of the effective tax rate:

x € 1,000

2023

2022

%

%

Result before tax

81,115

73,081

Based on local tax rate

25.8%

-20,928

25.8%

-18,855

Non-deductible interest

0.0%

0

0.2%

-174

Non-deductible expenses, other

2.1%

-1,732

0.8%

-565

Non-taxable revenue in results of investees

0.1%

-72

-1.5%

1,106

Losses not recognised in current financial year and other deferred tax assets and the reversals thereof

0.1%

-43

0.1%

-86

Effect of changes in the tax rate

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

Effect of changes to loss relief rules

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

Prior-year adjustment

0.3%

-253

0.0%

0

Effect of recognising previously unrecognised losses

-1.2%

983

-6.3%

4,582

Effect of miscellaneous/foreign tax rates

-0.8%

663

-0.7%

491

Overall tax burden

26.4%

-21,382

18.5%

-13,501

The effective tax rate for 2023 was 26.4% (2022: 18.5%).

The main differences between the effective tax rate and the local tax rate in the Netherlands concern the effect of the recognition of previously unrecognised losses. The other differences concern non-deductible transaction costs related to the Van Wanrooij share transaction, the general restrictions on the deductibility of expenses, the deduction for environmental investments, and the tax exempt results from investees.

The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Pillar 2 regulations (global minimum tax rate of 15%) came into effect on 1 January 2024 and Heijmans falls within the scope of these regulations. If the aforementioned regulations were effective as at the balance sheet date, the impact on the effective tax burden for 2023 would have been zero. This conclusion is based on an impact analysis of the safe harbour rules. Heijmans is currently preparing to make a full Pillar 2 calculation once the safe harbour rules no longer apply.