Birmingham City Council has approved a 21% rise in council tax and plans for significant budget cuts, including £300 million in cuts over two years. The decision has sparked concerns about the impact on public services and potential strike action.
Brummies react to Birmingham City Council cuts and there is a common theme https://t.co/GZG1oKx80a https://t.co/GZG1oKx80a
Anxious campaigners and residents across Birmingham have voiced their fears over what the city council’s worrying budget could mean for vital youth services https://t.co/wLonHGN41s
Birmingham's worrying budget was approved during a heated council meeting this week - but what will the aftermath look like? Here are some of the shockwaves set to be felt by the city's residents in the coming months https://t.co/tzIO7aAPKE
Birmingham cuts: How much will my council tax bill be? https://t.co/e5EFJwXsKI
Of all the cost-saving measures announced by Birmingham City Council, it is the one residents will feel the most. A 21% increase in council tax over two years - but what does that actually mean in real terms? https://t.co/lI3ro3HOKc
Bankrupt Birmingham City Council faces strike action after Labour-run local authority votes for £300million of 'devastating' cuts and huge council tax hike https://t.co/LbK2ZSubKt https://t.co/oYI990IKUb
💵 Unite threatens strike action over Birmingham council’s ‘devastating’ budget cut https://t.co/fbLYi4OSN6
The scale of the cuts to local services in Birmingham are unprecedented - impacting bin collections, street lighting, cultural grants and much, much more The full list of 'savings' put forward under 'City Operations' below makes for grim reading: https://t.co/06bN7eglGc
Birmingham City Council signs off 'devastating' cuts https://t.co/zzJvgWARto
📈 Birmingham council votes for £300m of cuts and 21pc council tax hike https://t.co/kwzVJLN2DF
Birmingham City Council has approved plans to increase council tax by 21%, make £300m in cuts and scale back public services. Watch our special programme on @ITVX | @SameenaITV @LewisJWarner https://t.co/iOURtIUFmT
Birmingham City Council has approved plans to hike council tax by 21% over the next two years. More than 50 councillors also voted in favour of £300m in cuts over the same period ⬇️ https://t.co/7AJ664jjtu https://t.co/GQ0uz34Tbg
Birmingham council approves biggest budget cuts in local authority history https://t.co/bTfCTBJxim
Birmingham City Council is today set to hike council tax by 21 per cent while slashing public service funding, in a move that could see the city “run into the ground”, according to local councillors @sam_ruck3r reports https://t.co/qRaAsbDdKX
Birmingham City Council has approved a 9.99% rise in council tax and a budget containing plans for “unprecedented” cuts to services https://t.co/yb48zpnNLE
Bankrupt Labour-run Birmingham City Council signs off on wave of 'devastating' cuts and 21% rise in council tax https://t.co/B7zoBH7gjd https://t.co/0Klz4evRAy