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| City council to cut 2,000 posts | City council to cut 2,000 posts |
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| Up to 2,000 jobs could go from Birmingham City Council during the next financial year. | Up to 2,000 jobs could go from Birmingham City Council during the next financial year. |
| The council, the largest local authority in the UK and which employs 52,000 people, said it had to make savings of up to £69m by April 2011. | |
| The cuts are based on an assumption that unions will agree to a pay freeze, with the council saying there could be more jobs to go if not. | The cuts are based on an assumption that unions will agree to a pay freeze, with the council saying there could be more jobs to go if not. |
| Reports have been circulating for some time about job losses. | Reports have been circulating for some time about job losses. |
| Chief executive Stephen Hughes said the council was facing "a very large challenge". | Chief executive Stephen Hughes said the council was facing "a very large challenge". |
| "In my time in public service this is probably the biggest challenge we are ever going to face," he said. | "In my time in public service this is probably the biggest challenge we are ever going to face," he said. |
| Staff in several departments have been sent letters asking if they wish to take voluntary redundancy. | Staff in several departments have been sent letters asking if they wish to take voluntary redundancy. |
| Workers in the children and young people's department are expected to bear the brunt of the losses. | Workers in the children and young people's department are expected to bear the brunt of the losses. |
| The council has also identified several areas where it can increase its revenue. | The council has also identified several areas where it can increase its revenue. |
| These include looking at what can be done to increase revenues at its cemeteries and crematoria, vehicle recovery and parks, museums and libraries departments. | These include looking at what can be done to increase revenues at its cemeteries and crematoria, vehicle recovery and parks, museums and libraries departments. |