Notes to the Company financial statements

38 Provisions for liabilities

  Deferred taxation
£m
Restructuring provision
£m
Property provisions
£m
Total
£m
At 3 February 2008 9 20 12 41
Charge for period 40 40
Utilisation of provisions (20) (20)
At 1 February 2009 49 12 61

Further details of property and restructuring provisions are provided in note 21.

The potential deferred taxation on timing differences, calculated at 28% (2008: 28%), is set out below and has been provided for in full.

  2009
£m
2008
£m
Excess of capital allowances over depreciation 93 83
Provisions and short term timing differences (38) (69)
Share-based payments (6) (5)
  49 9

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