9a. Income tax recognized in the statement of comprehensive income
| in PLN thousand | For the year ended 31 December 2017 | For the year ended 31 December 2016 |
| Income tax | (10 095) | (14 112) |
| Deferred tax | (6 474) | (1 684) |
| Income tax relating to items in other comprehensive income | 29 | 17 |
| Income tax recognized in the statement of comprehensive income | (16 540) | (15 779) |
9b. Effective tax rate
| in PLN thousand | For the year ended 31 December 2017 | For the year ended 31 December 2017 | For the year ended 31 December 2016 | For the year ended 31 December 2016 |
| % | PLN thousand | % | PLN thousand | |
| Profit before income tax | 117 908 | 164 952 | ||
| Income tax using the Company’s binding tax rate | 19,00% | (22 402) | 19,00% | (31 341) |
| Non-deductible expenses (permanent differences) | 1,7% | (1 999) | 0,35% | (570) |
| Tax exempt income (permanent differences) | (6,72%) | 7 926 | (9,83%) | 16 209 |
| Other (donations) | 0,08% | (94) | 0,06% | (94) |
| 14,06% | (16 569) | 9,59% | (15 796) |
