Article: BBC managers' pounds 175k in expenses in three months; Corporation urged to clamp down on spending by top executives.(News)

Byline: Sam Marsden

TOP BBC managers claimed nearly pounds 175,000 in expenses in three months, it was revealed yesterday.

The claims ranged from 70p for a parking meter by the corporation's director general, Mark Thompson, to pounds 3,211.70 for a flight to New York by its creative director, Alan Yentob.

They included a total of pounds 46,110 for taxis, pounds 50,375 for flights, pounds 30,314 for hospitality and pounds 16,678 for hotels between April and June this year.

The details emerged after the BBC published the salaries and ...

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