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BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend

Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500m The BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous state of its finances. This is the lowest figure in the last decade of accounts.

BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend

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Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500m The BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing...

This is the lowest figure in the last decade of accounts.

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Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500m The BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous state of its finances. This is the lowest figure in the last decade of accounts.

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Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500m The BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous state of its finances. This is the lowest figure in the last decade of accounts.

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