Table:
|  | 2019 | 2018 |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | $ million | $ million |
| Tax charge in the income statement |  |  |
| Current income tax |  |  |
| UK tax | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Foreign tax | 9.2 | 6.2 |
| Amounts underprovided/(overprovided) in previous years | 0.3 | (1.2) |
| Total current income tax charge | 9.8 | 5.1 |
| Deferred tax |  |  |
| Recognition of deferred tax assets | (1.5) | (0.8) |
| Reversal of temporary differences | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| Adjustments in respect of prior years | (0.2) | (0.3) |
| Total deferred tax charge | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Tax charge in the income statement | 11.6 | 5.4 |
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10. Tax
The tax charge for the year ended 31 December 2019 was $11.6 million (2018 $5.4 million). This was after a prior year tax charge of $0.1 million and a tax credit on the adjusting items of $0.7 million (2018 prior year credit of $1.5 million and tax credit on adjusting items of $5.2 million). Excluding the prior year and tax credit on adjusting items, the effective tax rate was 13.0 per cent (2018 15.4 per cent).
Question:
What was the tax charge for the year ended 31 December 2019?
Answer: $11.6 million