Birmingham City Council’s new budget – which saw £100 million of spending cuts with little detail on how they will be achieved – has been described as a “ticking time tomb” by the opposition Labour deputy leader.Read
A £100 million package of cuts has been revealed at Birmingham City Council, as a council tax freeze was rubber-stamped by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition.Read
The amount of money residents in the West Midlands pay for the fire service is to be frozen for the second year running after councillors voted against a plan to increase levels.Read
As many as 32,000 residents failed to pay their council tax bills this year, landing Birmingham City Council a further £25 million black hole in its finances.Read
Millions of pounds needs to be raised from council tax payers to help save the jobs of firefighters, the region’s fire authority chairman has said.Read
Council tax is set to be frozen in Birmingham as the authority takes advantage of Government plans to give authorities a bonus grant if they keep taxes down.Read
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