00:00Birmingham City Council is making further cuts in an effort to save £148m while rising
00:06council tax by 7.49%. The local authority declared itself effectively bankrupt in September
00:122023, with a requirement to save £300m and sell £750m in assets by 2026. £43m will
00:22be removed from adult social care, £40m from children's social care and £20m from city
00:28operations, covering bin collections, leisure centres and pest control. A further £18m
00:34will be cut from housing. Last year the council saved £149m with reductions in arts funding,
00:41library closures and a cut back in adult day centres. A further £30m in savings is expected
00:47to be needed in 2026. The council's leadership says it is working towards financial stability
00:54while opposition figures have criticised the scale of tax increases in recent years.
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