BBC refuses to cut stars' enormous salaries, insisting it would not save enough money to cover the £745million cost of giving free licences to pensioners BBC says cutting salaries would not be enough to save free over-75 TV licences The corporation said last week that it will strip 3.7million pensioners of the perk More than 930,000 people have signed online petitions to save free TV licences The fee will now only be waived for over-75s on pension credits from next June
By Jack Doyle for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:18 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 16 June 2019
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The BBC defended its lavish pay deals yesterday as petitions to save free TV licences for the over-75s edged towards one million signatures.
The corporation has resisted calls to slash its massive wage bill after announcing last week that it will strip 3.7million pensioners of the perk.
The move prompted questions about its spending on salaries while it makes the elderly pay £154.50 a year.
