Cynical BBC

[vic mcclymont]

The BBC on it's news programmes criticises companies which avoid paying their full taxes etc and also takes store in telling us that NHS is under funded.
BBC encouraged staff to are up companies, which would reduce the amount of tax that the staff paid. HMRC is now chasing staff for back taxes which in some cases amounts to hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The BBC by encouraging staff to take this route also avoided paying NHS contributions, cynical or not?
Vic

[happy daze john in oz]

Not paying tax by avoidance is not a crime, evasion is.


Many of the very big companies here, as is no doubt the case in UK, have some of the smartest accountants ever, they know ways the tax man has not event thought to avoid tax.

Your BBC sounds much like our ABC.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Not to different from foruns, don't like something move on.

Not happy with Auntie, change the channel.

K.

[vic mcclymont]

You change the channels as many times as you like, but you still pay for the BBC.

[robpage]

I have tried changing channels but can't find where the rebate button is off the licence feeThe BBC has published the latest list of its highest-paid stars later as part of its annual report.

Some stars have had pay increases, while others have dropped down the list - although in many cases, such as with Claudia Winkleman, this is a result of some programmes being produced by BBC Studios, which is now considered a commercial entity and so no longer counted.

Men dominate BBC's star salaries list
Here's the full list of those earning more than £150,000 in 2017-18:

Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,759,999

Match of the Day, Sports Personality of the Year

2016-17: £1,750,000-£1,799,999

Chris Evans - £1,660,000-£1,669,999

Radio 2 breakfast show. His drop this year is down to no longer presenting Top Gear.

2016-17 pay: £2,200,000-£2,249,999

Graham Norton - £600,000-£609,999

BBC Radio 2 Saturday show and BBC TV fee for a range of programmes

2016-17: £850,000-£899,999.

Steve Wright - £550,000-£559,999

Radio 2 afternoon show

2016-17: £500,000-£549,999

Huw Edwards - £520,000-£529,999

BBC News and elections and news specials. The BBC has previously reported he's taken a pay cut.

2016-17: £550,000-£599,999

Jeremy Vine - £440,000-£449,999

Radio 2 & Eggheads. Points of View is made by BBC Studios. The BBC has previously said he's also taken a pay cut.

2016-17: £700,000-£749,999

Nicky Campbell - £410,000-£419,999

5 live Breakfast and Your Call. The BBC has previously said he's taken a pay cut.

2016-17: £400,000-£449,999

Alan Shearer - £410,000-£419,999

Match of the Day

2016-17: £400,000-£449,999

Nick Grimshaw - £400,000-£409,999

Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Big Weekend and Teen Awards

2016-17: £350,000-£399,999

John Humphrys - £400,000-£409,999

Radio 4 Today programme. Mastermind is made by BBC Studios, accounting for some of Humphrys' drop. The BBC has previously said he's also taken a pay cut.

2016-17: £600,000-£649,999

Andrew Marr - £400,000-£409,999

The Andrew Marr Show, Start the Week, documentaries

2016-17: £400,000-£449,999

Stephen Nolan - £400,000-£409,999

5 live, Radio Ulster and Nolan Live show

2016-17: £400,000-£449,999

Claudia Winkleman - £370,000-£379,999

BBC Radio 2 and BBC TV fee for a range of programmes. Strictly Come Dancing is made by BBC Studios.

2016-17: £450,000-£499,999.

Simon Mayo - £340,000-£349,999

Radio 2 & 5 live



2016-17: £350,000-£399,999

Vanessa Feltz - £330,000-£339,999

Radio 2 & Radio London

2016-17: £350,000-£399,999

Eddie Mair - £330,000-£339,999

Radio 4 PM programme

2016-17: £300,000-£349,999

Ken Bruce - £300,000-£309,999

Radio 2 morning show

2016-17: £250,000-£299,999

George Alagiah - £290,000-£299,999

BBC News

2016-17: £250,000-£299,999

Scott Mills - £280,000-£289,999

Radio 1 afternoon show

2016-17: £250,000-£299,999

Jason Mohammad - £260,000-£269,999

Final Score, 5 live, Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday, Radio Wales, snooker

2016-17: £250,000-£299,999

Nick Robinson - £250,000-£259,999

Today programme & Political Thinking. The BBC has previously reported he's taken a pay cut.

2016-17: £250,000-£299,999

Evan Davis - £250,000-£259,000

Newsnight & Radio 4's The Bottom Line. Dragons' Den is made by BBC Studios.

2016-17: £250,000-£299,999

I could save them a lot of money !!

[happy daze john in oz]

No idea what ours get paid here in Oz but the CEO got the DCM the other week and is suing the ABC for unlawful dismissal even though there was a section in her contract to cover that.


Big Add in the paper today looking for a new one.

But we have a morning radio personality, Monday to Friday 0530 to 0830 on over $1 million per year.