East Ayrshire Council will have to find £8m in cuts and savings over the next year - with schools, health and social care bearing the brunt.
The impact of covid, skyrocketing energy prices and the overall cost of living crisis has heaped pressure on all councils, something that East Ayrshire bosses have regularly acknowledged.
The savings and increases to be presented to the Cabinet this week represent 4.2 per cent of the council's overall budget, but they are spread unevenly across services.
