The broadcaster is reviewing the language used on air when discussing economic news following complaints
The BBC may be told to drop the term “tax burden” from its economics coverage as it could make viewers biased against taxes.
Broadcast bosses commissioned a review of the language used on air when discussing fiscal news following an open letter from concerned UK economists, who claim that certain terminology skewed perceptions of public spending.
The BBC may be urged to avoid terms like “tax burden”, according to sources connected to the report, as this implicitly presents taxes as unwelcome and to be avoided.
Sources have suggested that by unintentionally framing debates about tax in this way, BBC coverage may be undermining its commitment to impartiality, as the choice of language could imply cuts are positive and more spending is negative.