A series of calamitous mistakes that will see Liverpool's electricity bill soar by £16 million will have 'devastating consequences.'
On Friday, the ECHO revealed the remarkable litany of errors made by council staff, which will see the council's own energy bill balloon by nearly £5m and city schools hit by rocketing bills. The catalogue of mistakes saw council chief executive Tony Reeves offer an apology to the people of the city.
A formal investigation is now underway, involving government commissioners in place at the council, to look into the 'controls, process and culture issues' that have led to the city's electricity contract jumping from £10.6m to £26m at a time when the authority has just approved a controversial package of £20m in budget cuts.
