Finance · 3 March 2020
Liverpool City Council is to set a balanced budget which will protect key public services including libraries, leisure centres and children’s centres. The annual Budget Meeting is being held at Liverpool Town Hall on Wednesday 4 March. Through a combination of considerable effort, Government lobbying and invest to earn schemes the council has been able
Mayor · 8 January 2020
Liverpool City Council is to start a consultation later this week on its budget savings for the next financial year. The city council already has £436 million less to spend each year in real terms than it did in 2010 – equivalent to a 63 per cent cut – due to reductions in funding from
News · 31 October 2019
West Derby MP Stephen Twigg led a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall at the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 October about Liverpool City Council’s funding. The city needs to find £57.6 million in further savings over the next 18 months, and Mayor Joe Anderson has described it as the worst financial crisis since WW2.
Business · 17 September 2019
Liverpool City Council has entered into a new arrangement in the future control of Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA).
Finance · 13 September 2019
Politicians of all parties on Liverpool City Council are uniting next week to call for urgent Government action to tackle the authority’s “perilous financial situation”. A special budget-themed meeting of all 90 elected members is being held at Liverpool Town Hall at 5pm on Wednesday 18 September to discuss an estimated £57.6 million gap in
Business · 12 March 2019
Private and public sector leaders from across the Liverpool City Region are part of the new Brexit Council.
Finance · 14 February 2019
Council tax in Liverpool is set to rise by 61 pence a week for most households in Liverpool – with investment in children’s social care among the budget priorities.
Community · 8 February 2019
Council chiefs in Liverpool have pledged their commitment to making sure that everyone who works for the authority is paid the Real Living Wage.
