Up to 300 jobs are set to be lost as part of Liverpool City Council’s latest budget.
The local authority has culled almost 2,500 positions since 2010 and is planning to make further cutbacks in a bid to save £90 million over the next three years.
Council tax will be increased by close to five per cent in the plans considered by the local Cabinet next Friday and put before a Budget Council on March 8.
Four of the city’s remaining libraries also face the threat of closure by 2019 while some childrens centres could be forced to merge to save £4.1m operating costs.
One Stop Shops, which offer a range of council services, face either upheaval or closure in the Mayor of Liverpool’s attempt to free up £2.7m of funding.
However Joe Anderson has pledged to help adult and children’s social care with an additional £2m being made available for the area’s most vulnerable people.
Extra resources will also be put towards a £1.5m renovation of the council’s Lifestyles fitness centres in attempts to attract new customers to the service.
“I have always been clear that my priorities are to protect the most vunerable in the city and help grow the economy,” said Mayor Anderson.
“This budget is aimed at meeting those aims.
“There is no doubt that some frontline council services will be significantly reduced and we will have less staff by 2020.
“These are not things that we want to do, but we have no choice, because the Government isn’t listening, and as the majority of people who responsed to the budget consultation said they wouldn’t support a one-off 10 % rise in council tax.”