Government wants BBC to be more transparent about celebs wages
The Tories have rethought their previous attempts to freeze the TV licence fee, while also making the BBC reveal how much its top stars are actually earning in an effort to draw attention to the fact they are willing into go to combat with the BBC.
New minister for media and arts, Ed Vaizey, stated in his first interview that the BBC will be treated in a very firm fashion by the coalition government, but it will still be fair, and went as far as to say that BBC 6 Music, which was to be cancelled should be saved.
Last year, the Conservatives were not able to win the vote in parliament to freeze the licensing fee, but now that they have taken office they have not made plans to block a three pound annual increase of the fee coming up in April of 2011 and 2012.
Vaizey stated they only reason they attempted to freeze it last year was because the inflation rate was flat.
Outside of their stance on freezing the license fee, the Tories have also lightened up when it comes to forcing the media group to publish the salaries of its top celebrities. Vaizey addressed this fact, as well stating that the Tories are still considering whether this should be forced or not.
He did state however that there should be more transparency when it comes to the salaries of top BBC managers. In fact, the Government wants any top person from a publicly funded organization to be allotted a salary that is no more than 20 times the amount that the same company’s lowest paid employee earns.
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