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Annual Report 2005/06 Key sections and downloads 1. Introduction 2. Governors' review of objectives 3. Governors' review of services 4. Being accountable and responsible 5. Facts & figures Quick information Annual Report 2004/05 Annual Report 2003/04 Annual Report 2002/03 Annual Report 2001/02 Annual Report 2000/01

How your TV licence fee is spent

The BBC works hard to spend your money wisely and deliver value for money.

Last year (1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006) the licence fee cost £126.50, or £10.54p a month. The chart shows how your money was spent in an average month.How your money was spent

Note: Programme related costs such as marketing, and all overheads have been fully apportioned against channels/networks to show the total cost of BBC output

For more information about the cost per hour of different types of programmes please read Facts & Figures.

For full financial figures please read the Financial Statements.

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Cost of programmes and networks

For the costs of all the BBC's TV, radio and other services, please read Financial Statements. For the costs per hour for different types of programming, please read the Facts and Figures section of the report.

For the summary chart showing how your TV licence is divided between services please see How your TV licence is spent.

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How well did the BBC meet its objectives

The Governors' assessment of how well the BBC met its five strategic objectives in 2005/2006 is in the Governors' review of objectives.

For detailed reports on the performance of each BBC service please read the Governors' review of services.

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Next year's objectives

The BBC's strategic objectives for 2006/2007 - set by the Governors - are in the Governors' review of objectives.

Detailed programme plans for and commitments made by each service are published in a separate document Statements of Programme Policy 2006/2007.

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What people were paid

The Governors' Remuneration Report and information about salaries and other benefits for Governors and BBC executive directors are in the Compliance section. Staff and training costs are in the Financial Statements.

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How to find other information...

Can't find what you want in the Annual Report?

Please see our Read report by section guide for help choosing which sections can best answer your specific question.

NOTE: The report has over 140 pages of reports, information, charts and statistics. You may need to consult more than one section for the information you want. For example - information about independent productions and quotas is found in three sections; Compliance, Broadcasting Facts and Figures and Financial Statements.

Other questions

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