Derby City Council says its energy bill alone is set to rise by £1m
Derby City Council says surging costs are forcing it to review core services, energy costs and job vacancies.
Despite appealing to the government for help, leaders fear they may struggle to balance the budget this financial year. Jonathan Smale, cabinet member for finance, said: "I feel we are now at a crossroads where the government do really need to intervene."We genuinely need it. We are at a crossroads where we are going to have to potentially look at some difficult choices in future years for the budget."Areas being examined include street lighting, building schemes and social care costs for children and adults.
Keeping recruitment to only "essential" posts is also being considered, though officers say they have no plans to make redundancies.
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