Sunderland City Council has confirmed £37m of spending cuts are to be made in the 2013 financial year, with job losses likely and library closures possible.
A meeting at Sunderland Civic Centre saw councillors discuss proposals to begin making almost £100m of savings by 2016, with £37m of those to be made during 2013.
A full review of library services will be carried out, while the Council agreed to take control of the city’s museums instead of paying Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums to run them.
Cuts to children’s services will also continue in the third of a four-year plan to make them more efficient by reducing costs at management level.
Parking costs could also go up as the Council agree to find a way to run a “breakeven operation”, as could the cost of leisure facilities which will be run on a greater commercial basis.
Further details of the spending cuts are expected to emerge as consultations on the agreed budget proposals get underway over coming months.
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