BBC salaries - good value for our money?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Paul M

They seem a drop in the ocean compared to premier league stars pay.

Difference is I'm not forced to pay premier league stars if I don't watch their product. My tv licence came through the door today as a matter of fact, I'm not finding much solace in my 147 quid being one of the 12000 other licence fees going to Gary bloody Lineker

I am however not feeling as outraged as some towards this little guy still being paid, he was worth every penny

http://southendnewsnetwork.com/news/...600k-per-year/

If I wanted to be pedantic, and I think I do, you could say contribute to the pay of Premier League players via the licence fee because of Match of the Day.

[Pierre]

Ultimately, anybody is worth whatever anyone is willing to pay them.

[richard s]

Give him some slack chaps he was from an ordinary working class background the boy has done good for himself. Just wondering what is the tax band these BBC rich folk are having to pay.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by richard s

Give him some slack chaps he was from an ordinary working class background the boy has done good for himself. Just wondering what is the tax band these BBC rich folk are having to pay.

Corporation tax most of them I reckon as they'll be putting it through limited companies. I may be wrong but it'll probably less than you're paying...

As long as they pay tax why should I give a toss..they give me more entertainment than footballers any day.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

As long as they pay tax why should I give a toss..they give me more entertainment than footballers any day.

pay tax oh bless

[Osem]

The rate of corporation tax is a lot lower than personal tax at higher income levels and there are all sorts of concessions through which people paid in this manner wind up paying a lot less tax (proportionately) than the rest of us. All perfectly legal of course but the end result is earn more money and pay less tax.

Why people should give a toss is because it's their licence fee money which is paying these bloated wages. Gary Lineker gives me marginally more pleasure than a stubbed toe but that doesn't mean he's good value or that someone else couldn't do it just as well for a lot less. Someone who isn't already a multimillionaire maybe. The BBC is a publicly funded organisation and ought to care about giving value to those who pay the wages, not just giving overrated so called 'stars' what they reckon they're worth. None of these people is hard up and if they really love the BBC as much as they say and believe in the special status it supposedly has in the nation's hearts I'm sure most of them won't mind earning a little less. Of course if all that's just a load of twaddle and they're just greedy well let them take their greed elsewhere and see how they get on.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

pay tax oh bless

Yep, there have been lots of tax avoidance schemes which have been closed down but which were used by rich celebrities (and others) so they could keep even more of the millions they earned and reduce what they paid into the nation's coffers to help pay for all those worthy causes they like to dine out on. That these same people so often seem to be able to whine on about poverty and greed without being exposed as complete hypocrites is beyond me.

[denphone]

Quite a lot of the BBC pay list won't even be revealed from next year from what l hear.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...-is-discounted

[Julian]

I don't get this gender pay gap stuff that comics like the guanriad keep banging on about.
The presenters are not fronting the same programme so it's impossible to make direct comparisons.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Julian

I don't get this gender pay gap stuff that comics like the guanriad keep banging on about.
The presenters are not fronting the same programme so it's impossible to make direct comparisons.

I agree with that. I can see why certain presenters are paid more than others because a good many of them do other shows as well. I believe Dan Walker is one such who gets paid more than his female co-presenter on morning TV but also does sports related programming which I believe she doesn't. If that's the case then comparing their salaries and implying it's sex discrimination is entirely bogus.

I don't think anyone can argue that all BBC presenters are equal and that they should be paid the same hourly rate.

[Taf]

A lot of agents for female "stars" are going to be sent into BBC offices to demand "parity" I reckon. Especially if they work with someone receiving more than them. And I do mean "receiving" not "earning".

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Taf

A lot of agents for female "stars" are going to be sent into BBC offices to demand "parity" I reckon. Especially if they work with someone receiving more than them. And I do mean "receiving" not "earning".

I'm sure they will so we'll all be able to judge just how greedy these people are in these times of austerity won't we.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Taf

A lot of agents for female "stars" are going to be sent into BBC offices to demand "parity" I reckon. Especially if they work with someone receiving more than them. And I do mean "receiving" not "earning".

so when will the beeb go cap in hand for a rise in tv licence fee's ??

Some of the female salaries do seem low in comparison. I.E Laura Kuenssberg is paid less than some other BBC political journalists despite being the political editor who roams around all the BBC's shows and platforms.