Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: marathon oil corporation notes to consolidated financial statements 7 . dispositions outside-operated norwegian properties 2013 on october 31 , 2008 , we closed the sale of our norwegian outside-operated properties and undeveloped offshore acreage in the heimdal area of the norwegian north sea for net proceeds of $ 301 million , with a pretax gain of $ 254 million as of december 31 , 2008 . pilot travel centers 2013 on october 8 , 2008 , we completed the sale of our 50 percent ownership interest in ptc . sale proceeds were $ 625 million , with a pretax gain on the sale of $ 126 million . immediately preceding the sale , we received a $ 75 million partial redemption of our ownership interest from ptc that was accounted for as a return of investment . operated irish properties 2013 on december 17 , 2008 , we agreed to sell our operated properties located in ireland for proceeds of $ 180 million , before post-closing adjustments and cash on hand at closing . closing is subject to completion of the necessary administrative processes . as of december 31 , 2008 , operating assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale , as disclosed by major class in the following table : ( in millions ) 2008 .
|( in millions )|2008|
|current assets|$ 164|
|noncurrent assets|103|
|total assets|267|
|current liabilities|62|
|noncurrent liabilities|199|
|total liabilities|261|
|net assets held for sale|$ 6|
8 . discontinued operations on june 2 , 2006 , we sold our russian oil exploration and production businesses in the khanty-mansiysk region of western siberia . under the terms of the agreement , we received $ 787 million for these businesses , plus preliminary working capital and other closing adjustments of $ 56 million , for a total transaction value of $ 843 million . proceeds net of transaction costs and cash held by the russian businesses at the transaction date totaled $ 832 million . a gain on the sale of $ 243 million ( $ 342 million before income taxes ) was reported in discontinued operations for 2006 . income taxes on this gain were reduced by the utilization of a capital loss carryforward . exploration and production segment goodwill of $ 21 million was allocated to the russian assets and reduced the reported gain . adjustments to the sales price were completed in 2007 and an additional gain on the sale of $ 8 million ( $ 13 million before income taxes ) was recognized . the activities of the russian businesses have been reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income and the consolidated statements of cash flows for 2006 . revenues applicable to discontinued operations were $ 173 million and pretax income from discontinued operations was $ 45 million for 2006. .
Question: for the russian businesses transaction , what was the tax effect of the gain on the sale of $ 243 million reported in discontinued operations for 2006?


Answer: The answer is:99.0