Job losses expected at cash-strapped Warwickshire County Council

SOME 600 jobs could be axed at Warwickshire County Council as part of its latest rounds of cuts.

The authority has announced it needs to slash £92 million from its budget over the next four years.

Details of where savings will be made have not yet been decided, but council lead Izzi Seccombe, said "nothing is exempt from review."

The huge savings target is the result of reductions in Government grants, inflation and the rise in the county's population.

Coun Seccombe said despite the challenge the council would seek to protect the most vulnerable and promote economic growth.

She added: "We don’t have a choice about the £92 million savings we have to make but we can choose how to spend the remaining £250 million and we are determined to make every penny of taxpayers’ money count.

"To do this we will look for new, more cost-efficient ways to deliver quality services and explore more opportunities for working with partners and the community now and in years to come."

Further details of how the cuts will be implemented will be revealed in next February's budget.

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