
Huw Merriman MP @HuwMerriman
As for £450m figure; this was the phased transfer cost of over 75s policy from Govt (so required BBC to use its reserves and scale back to cover higher one-off figure). As Minister said, any Govt or BBC would have to review £750m offer. — PolitiTweet.org
Huw Merriman MP @HuwMerriman
To answer; Govt, and not #BBC, has paid annual £750m (not £450m) for free TV licences for over 75s. BBC got a packa… https://t.co/phGZeEzxml