8 – Income taxes
|
|
H1 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2019 |
2018 |
Germany |
|
424 |
945 |
Foreign |
|
1,482 |
2,851 |
Income before income taxes |
|
1,906 |
3,796 |
|
|
|
H1 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
2019 |
2018 |
Germany |
|
Million € |
130 |
231 |
Foreign |
|
Million € |
328 |
623 |
Income taxes |
|
Million € |
458 |
854 |
Tax rate |
|
% |
24.0 |
22.5 |
The increase in the tax rate from 22.5% to 24.0% was mainly due to the release of tax provisions in the prior-year period.