“Everything is now on the table” for budget cuts next year at Bristol City Council as the city faces unprecedented financial pressures. Bristol mayor Marvin Rees warned there are “no longer any red lines” as the council could cut funding for libraries and children’s centres.
Early next week details should be published of how the city’s public services could be changed to balance the council’s books next year. Finance bosses currently believe the council needs to find between £37 million and £62 million in budget savings.
As well as sky-high inflation, another issue adding to the city’s financial pressures is the turmoil in Westminster. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delayed the autumn financial statement, which includes details of how much cash councils will get, from October 31 to November 17.
