CHINESE
FAR EASTERN SERVICE
Cost of the Service with forecasts for current and next financial
years.
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
£k
£k
£k
£k
Programme Allowance
26
43
40
43
Staff Costs
603
674
805
861
Sundry Expenses
7
8
22
24
Total Direct Costs
636
725
867
928
Management Costs
167
195
174
186
Direction (1)
Support Services:
25
35
37
40
Topical Talks
Total
828
955
1,078
1,154
Transmission (2)
42
76
63
66
TOTAL
870
1,031
1,141
1,220
(1) Figures represent an apportionment of local management costs plus
share of Controller. They also take into account late night transport and telephone costs, which were devolved to services from November 1988. Telephones have been further devolved to languages in 1989 - 90
(2) Directly variable costs of the transmitters (power, Valves)
Apportionment of central costs (news gathering, studio and tranmsitter operations, accommodation, general overheads) are not included.
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