BBC boss bonanza.RADIO 1 controller Andy Parfitt claimed nearly pounds 550 in expenses for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief. The claim was revealed by the BBC as they published the expenses of their 107 top "decision-makers" for the three months from April to June. Parfitt, who earns pounds 218,800 a year, claimed pounds 541.83 for "specialist clothing". A BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. spokeswoman said: "It was essential." The list also revealed that BBC1 controller Jay Hunt, who earns pounds 272,800, claimed almost pounds 90 for flowers and pounds 30 for booze. And BBC creative director Alan Yentob claimed pounds 3211.70 for a return flight to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and pounds 674.19 for taxis in a single month. BBC chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Caroline Thomson said the corporation was "meeting the spirit as well as the letter of the law" by making the claims public. Thomson claimed almost pounds 4000 for taxis in three months. The BBC published the salaries of senior managers in June. Forty-six bosses earn more than Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is on a salary of pounds 194,250. CAPTION(S): COMIC CLAIM: Parfitt |
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