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| Council could shed up to 600 jobs | Council could shed up to 600 jobs |
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| Up to 600 jobs could be shed at Aberdeen City Council in an effort to balance the budget, it has been announced. | Up to 600 jobs could be shed at Aberdeen City Council in an effort to balance the budget, it has been announced. |
| The local authority needs to trim 5% off its budget in the next financial year, a total saving of £16.9m. | The local authority needs to trim 5% off its budget in the next financial year, a total saving of £16.9m. |
| A 90-day consultation is under way with the trade unions "on ways of minimising the impact of job cuts". | A 90-day consultation is under way with the trade unions "on ways of minimising the impact of job cuts". |
| It was not immediately clear which posts would be lost. The council said it was a difficult economic climate. | It was not immediately clear which posts would be lost. The council said it was a difficult economic climate. |
| The council has a workforce of about 11,000. | The council has a workforce of about 11,000. |
| Very difficult choices will have to be made to produce a balanced budget next year Sue Bruce | Very difficult choices will have to be made to produce a balanced budget next year Sue Bruce |
| Aberdeen City Council said compulsory redundancies would be a last resort, and it would be looking for voluntary redundancies and reductions in hours. | Aberdeen City Council said compulsory redundancies would be a last resort, and it would be looking for voluntary redundancies and reductions in hours. |
| Chief executive Sue Bruce said: "We are committed to working closely with our staff and the trade unions to minimise the impact of job reductions. | Chief executive Sue Bruce said: "We are committed to working closely with our staff and the trade unions to minimise the impact of job reductions. |
| "We must all, however, face the fact that the very difficult economic climate and the extremely tight financial settlement that we are expecting from the Scottish government together mean that very difficult choices will have to be made to produce a balanced budget next year." | "We must all, however, face the fact that the very difficult economic climate and the extremely tight financial settlement that we are expecting from the Scottish government together mean that very difficult choices will have to be made to produce a balanced budget next year." |
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| Aberdeen South Labour MP Anne Begg said she was "appalled" at the "disturbing" news. | |
| She said: "We're already seeing services being slashed. Goodness knows what else is going to suffer because of this. | She said: "We're already seeing services being slashed. Goodness knows what else is going to suffer because of this. |
| "If this was to happen, then we would start to see frontline services being threatened." | "If this was to happen, then we would start to see frontline services being threatened." |
| The MP called on the Scottish goverment to help Aberdeen City Council. | The MP called on the Scottish goverment to help Aberdeen City Council. |
| Tommy Campbell of the Unite union also called on central government to bail out the local authority. |