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BT gladly
accepts that we have a responsibility to make an appropriate social contribution
to the communities in which we operate. Because we know that, in the long
term, a good company - and we believe we are a good company - will prosper
in a healthy society, and vice versa.
We continue to commit a minimum of 0.5 per cent of our UK pre-tax profits
to support activities in the community through our Community Partnership
Programme (CPP). In 1998/99, this amounted to £15 million, including
total donations to charity of £2.6 million. Other contributions in
support of community activities are estimated to have doubled the figure
of £15 million.
We ensure the effectiveness of this investment through the CPP, which remains
the largest programme of its kind in the UK.
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