Top officials at Wirral Council told councillors to "prepare for the worst" as the local authority wrestles with a surging deficit and likely budget cuts.
Residents will also be asked for their opinion on cuts that could be in the tens of millions as part of a pre-budget survey.
It was recently revealed that current projections for Wirral Council’s budget gap by the end of the year will be more than £49m, £35m more than the previous figure.
