Residents in Liverpool are being invited to try and balance the books when it comes to deciding the city council's spending priorities for the coming year.
The second tranche of budget options being considered by Liverpool City Council is now public.
The Bishop of Liverpool has raised the issue of cuts in Government spending to councils including Liverpool in the Lords
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and the Bishop of Liverpool will host a summit of large cities to challenge and demand changes to the Government's unfair distribution of local authority funding.
Mayor Joe Anderson has written to Prime Minister David Cameron to correct his claim that the city's settlement for 2013-14 is the same in cash terms as 2010-11.
Liverpool City Council is keeping residents up-to-date about the budget challenges it is facing. A total of £149 million of...
Mayor Joe Anderson talks candidly about the latest budget challenges facing Liverpool.
The latest Comprehensive Spending Review means the council will need to £140 million over the next three years - on top of the £172 million saved over the last three years.
Government cuts will result in Liverpool City Council only having enough money left to run mandatory services such as social care within two years. That is the stark warning laid out in a financial report to be considered by a special summit of the Mayor's Cabinet on Friday 4 October, to which leaders of all political parties on the city council and local MPs have also been invited to.
Liverpool City Council has today (December 10) launched a social media campaign to raise awareness of the challenges it faces in balancing its budget.
Liverpool City Council is to set a three year budget to meet the £156 million of savings required between now and 2017. The city faces its biggest budget challenge to date, following £173m of cuts already made over the last three years.
Liverpool City Council has announced that funding for some services will be cut by 50% over the next three years to meet the £156 million of savings required
Liverpool has had its spending power cut the most out of all the major English cities while some southern areas have seen a rise in the amount they have to spend.
