20. DEFERRED TAXATION
 
Company     Group 
2025 
Rm 
2024 
Rm 
   2025 
Rm 
2024 
Rm 
  Deferred tax assets 37    36 
  Deferred tax liabilities (319)   (270)
(282)   (234)
Opening 
balance 
Rm 
Charged 
through other 
comprehensive 
income 
Rm 
Charged 
through 
profit or loss 
Rm 
Closing 
balance 
Rm 
2025  
The deferred tax balance is made up as follows:  
Deferred tax asset:  
Accruals   97  –  17  114 
Property, plant and equipment   –  20  28 
Assessed loss   24  –  (18)
Deferred tax liability:  
Property, plant and equipment   (331) –  (26) (357)
Prepayments   (3) –  (32) (35)
Ceramic Industries – tax on deemed fair value   (29) –  (9) (39)
Net deferred tax liability   (234) –  (48) (282)
2024  
The deferred tax balance is made up as follows:  
Deferred tax asset:  
Accruals    131  –   (34)  97 
Property, plant and equipment    9  –   (1)  8 
Assessed loss    14  –   10   24 
Deferred tax liability:  
Property, plant and equipment    (260) –   (71)  (331)
Prepayments    (24) –   21   (3)
Ceramic Industries – tax on deemed fair value    (38) –   9   (29)
Net deferred tax liability    (168) –   (66)  (234)
# Less than R1 million.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are only offset when the income tax relates to the same legal entity and fiscal authority.

The tax rate applied to South African entities is 27% (2024: 27%) for normal taxation.