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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from the revenues of foreign subsidiaries exempt from taxation.

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The applicable income tax rate.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2017-01-01
-Paragraph 81
-Subparagraph c
-Clause ii
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=12&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_81_c_ii&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2017-03-09

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The tax expense (income) divided by the accounting profit. [Refer: Accounting profit]

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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from a change in tax rate. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from revenue that is exempt from taxation. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]