BBC newsreader Jane Hill calls for dress allowance Miss Hill, who is thought to earn between £80,000 and £100,000, said in a magazine article that female newsreaders were expected to wear different outfits. Her comments, reported in the Daily Mail, came after her BBC colleague Sian Williams was refused a tax rebate on her work clothes by HM Revenue and Customs. The BBC Breakfast presenter claimed for a £1,800 rebate on the £4,500 she spent on her appearance. HMRC said: "The BBC employ the appellant to appear on television as a newsreader, and she is not performing her duties when her clothes are being cleaned or when she is sitting in a hairdressing salon."