Adding a "premium" on bulky waste collections could bring in hundreds of thousands of pounds for cash-strapped Liverpool Council, the new leader of the ruling Labour group has said.
Earlier this month the local authority published a raft of measures it was considering to plug a £73m gap in its finances ahead of the new financial year. Among them are reductions in its welfare services, culture budget and potential job losses.
One of the proposals laid out is to add a £20 charge for bulky waste collections from the council at weekends. It is hoped by authority officials that the additional fee could generate £200,000 a year for the next three years.
