BBC income and expenditure 1959-1960 

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From Ariel, the BBC staff magazine, for November 1960

BBC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 1959-60: SOUND AND TELEVISION

(THESE FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE THE EXTERNAL SERVICES)

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

* In addition to this figure, the Treasury received Excise Duty of some £10,565,000 and Income Tax £1,160,107

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

Charts designed by Alfred Wurmser

A note on inflation: multiply each figure above by 18 to get an approximate value in today’s money – Ed.