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Taxation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Income taxes paid (refund) [abstract]  
Taxation Taxation
Six months
Six months
ended
ended
June
June
2026
2025
Revised (1)
US Dollar millions
Unaudited
Unaudited
Current taxation (1)
Current year (1)
941
430
Prior year over provision
(12)
(9)
929
421
Deferred taxation
Current year
21
5
Change in estimate
1
Prior year under provision
1
Change in corporate tax rate (2)
4
26
6
955
427
(1)Refer to revision note 1.2.
(2)The change in the corporate tax rate is due to various concession agreements expiring at a future date resulting in tax rates changing from concession rate to
statutory rate.
Income tax uncertainties
The Group is subject to examination by tax authorities in the respective jurisdictions of operation, which give rise to tax litigation and
disputes resulting in uncertain tax positions. The Group assesses these uncertain tax positions to determine if a provision is required by
applying the appropriate accounting requirements, benchmarking to similar recent outcomes and, in some cases, advice from independent
experts. The economic outflow from these uncertain tax matters within the Group have been assessed as remote except for those
disclosed in note 11.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two model rules
The Group is within the scope of the OECD Pillar Two model rules as the Pillar Two legislation was enacted on 11 July 2023 in the UK, the
jurisdiction in which the Group’s parent company is incorporated, and came into effect from 1 January 2024. The Group applies the
exception to recognising and disclosing information about deferred tax assets and liabilities related to Pillar Two income taxes, as provided
in the amendments to IAS 12 “Income Taxes” (IAS 12) issued in May 2023.
Under the Pillar Two legislation, the Group is liable to pay a top-up tax for the difference between its Pillar Two effective tax rate per
jurisdiction and the 15% minimum rate. The Group recognised an estimated current tax expense related to Pillar Two for 2026 of $nil
(2025: $nil).