More details have been revealed about the worrying state of Wirral Council’s finances as the struggling local authority prepares to deal with a £49m budget gap next year.
The latest figures for the council’s budgets between July and September show that the council is on track to make at least £10m savings but rising costs and reduced income has left the council in a tough financial position.
Soaring costs mean the council’s revenue budget, which funds day-to day services and the running of the council, had an £11m deficit by September but the council has brought in a bunch of measures that it hopes will bring this down to zero.
