BBC Managers Are Using Tax Payers Cash For Cakes, Taxis, Beer & DVDs

by Guest Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:48 pm

17th June 2014

Scrap this tax!

The BBC’s comedy chief used £120 of public money to buy cupcakes for his staff, it emerged today.

Shane Allen, who is paid a salary of £207,000, claimed the money back for 48 cakes last year.

He also claimed expenses for taxis after watching comedy shows, hosting leaving drinks and buying comedy DVDs.

The details of the spending emerged as the BBC released a slew of expense claims by executives.

The revelations come as the Corporation faces fresh questions about its spending, amid warnings the licence fee could be scrapped altogether.

Mr Allen claimed for 24 cupcakes on October 22 last year and another 24 on November 8.

The BBC insistsed the cakes were a gift for a programme production team.

The release also showed that he claimed £157.55 for a dinner linked to the sitcom Outnumbered, several taxis to take him to comedy gigs and £10 for a DVD - Pat Shortt 'One hell of a do Live'.

The taxis included £7 to take him from the set of the Mrs Brown movie to a nearby tube station.

He also claimed £211.85 for a leaving party for an unnamed member of staff attended by 15 people.

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