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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
Liverpool City Council has entered into a new arrangement in the future control of Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA).
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 … Read more
Private and public sector leaders from across the Liverpool City Region are part of the new Brexit Council.
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.
Council chiefs in Liverpool have pledged their commitment to making sure that everyone who works for the authority is paid the Real Living Wage.