BBC splashed more than £110,000 on wine, beer and spirits in three years (and seem particularly fond of GIN)

The BBC has spent greater than £100,000 in three years on alcohol together with spirits, beer and cider and glowing wine. 

A Freedom of Info act request revealed a complete spend of £115,049 in 2013, 2014, and 2015 on wine, beer, cider and spirits.

This consists of all the cash spent manufacturing and non-production related-costs, so can embody drinks for company.

The BBC spent a complete of £115,049 in 2013, 2014, and 2015 on wine, beer, cider and spirits

Details about manufacturing prices normally falls outdoors the scope of the Freedom of Info Act, however the BBC can not separate the 2 kinds of spenditure.

Final 12 months was a funds 12 months, because the company solely spent £49 on spirits, which amounted to only three bottles of gin.

BBC coverage dictates champagne can't be claimed on bills, however in 2015, 60 bottle of French glowing wine have been purchased in its place, for £1,139. 

The company allowed expenditure of £four,131.46 on glowing wines together with prosecco all through 2015. 

The BBC would not enable champagne to be claimed, however prosecco might be

The BBC permits alcoholic drinks to be expensed when there may be 'an applicable enterprise goal' together with at awards ceremonies or to have fun the top of a collection.  

Alcoholic refreshments are primarily ordered via one provider, nevertheless it may also be organized via in-house hospitality. The £115,049 relates solely to the BBC's one provider.  

The FOI explains, the BBC typically gives hospitality, equating to about £2 per worker per 12 months, at occasions like press screenings or to programme company and, on very distinctive events, to some employees.

In 2013, there was a complete £24,890.53 spent on wine, £four,508.47 on glowing, £10,926.85 on beer and cider, and £1,353.17 on spirits. 

In 2014, the wine invoice rose to £26,653.36 however the glowing wine invoice dropped to £2,430.82. The beer and cider invoice was a whopping £15,337.74 and spirits got here to £1,310.75, together with greater than £300 on gin. 

A BBC spokesman mentioned: 'The BBC has clear insurance policies that drinks could solely bought the place there may be an applicable enterprise goal equivalent to manufacturing hospitality for company and prices have come down by 40 per cent in comparison with this time final 12 months.' 

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