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Devika Chopra
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx 15 March 2023
Dear Devika Chopra,
Freedom of Information request – RFI20230239
Thank you for your request to the BBC of 17 February 2023 seeking the following
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’),
How much has George Soros (including any of his foundations) donated to the BBC in each of
the last twenty years?
Please give the original figures and the figures adjusted for inflation.
The BBC is funded through the licence fee and may only take funding for content from limited
exceptions that conform to Clause 49 of the BBC Framework Agreement. We can confirm
that it does not receive income from George Soros or any associated organisations.
As set out in section 6(1)(b)(i ) of the Act, our subsidiaries (including BBC Studioworks
Limited, UKTV, BBC Global News Ltd and BBC Studios Ltd), as well as the charities BBC
Media Action and BBC Children in Need, are not subject to the Act. Therefore information
regarding their activities is also not subject to the Act.
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