300 jobs to go and Council Tax rise of 4.99% as Liverpool Council tries to save £90m

Liverpool Council say Council tax is going up by 5% and 300 jobs are set to go as they aim to save £90m over the next three years.

Since 2010, the Council have made savings of £420m as a result of Government spending cuts.

This year's Budget will be considered by the Cabinet on Friday 24th of February before being put for a Budget Council meeting on March 8th

£1.6m worth of savings are planned for Libraries, with a task force being set up to review the services. Some Children Centres in the city could merge with plans to cut the budget there by £4.1m

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: "I have always been clear that my priorities are to protect the most vunerable in the city and help grow the economy, and this budget is aimed at meeting those aims"

"There is no doubt that some frontline council services will be significantly reduced and we will have less staff by 2020"

"These are not things that we want to do, but we have no choice, because the Government isn't listening, and as the majority of people who responsed to the budget consultation said they wouldn't support a one-off 10 % rise in Council tax"