People have been left "traumatised" by potential cuts to services as Wirral Council revealed how it plans to fill its £32m budget gap.
As the local authority unveiled how it intends to tackle its financial deficit, Cllr Pat Cleary, leader of the borough's Green Party group, said talk of cuts that were "never likely to happen" were "unfair on the public."
Among the measures includes a council tax increase of 5%. Chief Finance Officer Matthew Bennett said that if the council tax was not part of the budget, cuts would have to be made to libraries, leisure centres and youth groups instead.
