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Come and have your say on the budget options at the public meetings at:

Wellbeing Services Public Consultation Events
Date & Time: 15 December 2014, 3.15pm - 4.45pm
Venue: Greater Manchester Police Sports & Social Club, Hough End Centre, Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7SX

Date & Time: 16 December 2014, 12.15pm - 1.45pm
Venue: Irish World Heritage Centre, Main Hall, 1 Irish Town Way, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 0AE

Manchester City Council has launched the main consultation on its 2015-17 budget options, along with a number of individual consultations on specific elements.

Options for consultation were agreed by the council’s Executive on Wednesday 26 November.

They aim to address an estimated funding shortfall of £59m in 2015/16, potentially rising to £90 million in 2016/17.

Manchester City Council have released the following information on their budget cuts:

‘The Council’s difficult financial situation has seen us make £250million of cuts in the last few years.

This year our overall budget is just over £560m.

The latest financial indications from the government show further reductions are required. The Council has therefore produced options to address an estimated funding shortfall of £59m in 2015/16, possibly rising to £91 million in 2016/17.

Since 2010 the amount we have to spend on services has dropped by over 40%.

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