Sutton Council to cut 500 jobs
Posted: March 10th, 2011 | Author: Saddam Hussain | Filed under: By Location, UK | Tags: London, Sutton Council | No Comments »Sutton Council has decided to cut its budget by £30m over the next four years and lose up to 500 jobs.
The Liberal Democrat council voted to cut £13.8m from its 2011/12 budget of £140.4m and said it expected to achieve savings of 20% across the board.
The south London council said it needed to cut between 300 to 500 jobs from its 2,500-strong workforce by 2014/15.
It plans to save £100,000 this year by sharing human resources services with neighbor Merton Council.
A total of 29 London councils have finalized budget cuts for the next financial year, with more than 8,000 jobs being lost.
From: BBC
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