Liverpool residents are set to be charged a maximum increase in Council Tax as the local authority tries to balance its books.
The city council has now published its final budget proposals, which will need to be signed off by the cabinet and the full council. A better-than-expected government settlement means that some of the more painful cuts that were being proposed have been taken off the table.
Last year it had been proposed that the council's benefits maximisation team could be removed along with a planned reduction in the council tax support scheme and a reduction in the number of One Stop Shops in the city. These cuts will now not happen as the council finds itself in a slightly better financial position previously thought.
