NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (continued) (Dollars in millions except per share data) The provisions for income taxes consisted of the following for the years ended September 30: 2000  1999 1998 Continuing Continuing Continuing Operations Consolidated Operations Consolidated Operations Consolidated Currently payable: United States $ 47.5 $ 45.2 $ (17.5) $ (27.0) $ 47.5 $ 41.2 State 9.0 8.7 7.9 8.6 6.5 6.2 Foreign 36.6 36.6 27.6 27.8 36.9 37.0 Total Current 93.1 90.5 18.0 9.4 90.9 84.4 Deferred:  United States 1.2 1.2 68.6 39.1 (39.0) (57.1) State 0.2 0.2 (0.5) (2.2) (0.3) (2.8) Foreign 4.5 4.5 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 Total Deferred 5.9 5.9 70.4 39.2 (36.6) (57.2) Provision for Income Taxes $ 99.0 $ 96.4 $ 88.4 $ 48.6 $ 54.3 $ 27.2 2000  1999 1998 Continuing Continuing Continuing Operations Consolidated Operations Consolidated Operations Consolidated United States $ 201.9 $ 200.5 $ 197.2 $ 75.4 $ 172.1 $ 102.4 Foreign 77.3 77.3  51.0 53.3 90.4 89.5 Pre-tax earnings $ 279.2 $ 277.8  $ 248.2 $ 128.7 $ 262.5 $ 191.9 2000 1999 1998 Computed tax at federal statutory rate $ 97.7 35% $ 86.9 35% $ 91.9 35% State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 6.0 2.1 4.8 1.9 4.0 1.5 Foreign tax in excess of federal rate 8.5 3.0 8.4 3.4 4.8 1.8 Taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings 6.4 2.3 7.8 3.1 7.5 2.9 Net tax benefit on sale of Spanish affiliate  in excess of federal rate (18.9) (6.7)  – – – – Recognition of U.S. capital losses – – (16.6) (6.6) (48.4) (18.4) Other, net (0.7) (0.2) (2.9) (1.2) (5.5) (2.1) $ 99.0 35.5% $ 88.4 35.6% $ 54.3 20.7% A reconciliation of income taxes with the amounts computed at the statutory federal rate follows: The source of pre-tax earnings was: 32 ENERGIZER 2000 ANNUAL REPOR T