A BID to save £41million could see up to 300 jobs go at the City of Edinburgh Council this year, it has emerged.
The measure is part of a raft of proposals designed to save the money, with council leaders saying the recent draft budget from the Scottish government has left the city in need of making extra savings of £13million.
The city council needs to save about £150m by 2022/23 and £41m in the 2019/20 budget - cuts that mean “significant financial challenges”, the council leader said.
The Scottish government has said the overall settlement for local authorities has risen this year.
At a meeting of the council's finance and resources committee on February 1, councillors will be asked to approve the draft proposals for 2019/20, which would then go to the council's budget meeting on February 21 for a final decision.
Residents and stakeholders are being invited to give their feedback before February 11.
Council leader, Adam McVey, said: "As we grapple with the additional demands on our services, we face significant financial challenges and are faced with some tough decisions as a result.
“But that doesn't mean we've lost our ambition for our capital city - or indeed our commitment to protect those services that we know our most vulnerable residents rely upon.
"The majority of these draft proposals relate to how we can manage the council better and be more efficient, including reducing the cost of senior management and finding ways of maximising our income.
"Crucially, this approach allows us to prioritise and sustain investment in important services including homelessness, early years and education."
He added: "I would encourage all residents to let us know what they think of the proposals either online or by speaking with their local councillor ahead of our budget meeting on 21 February."
Deputy leader Cammy Day said: "The reality is that our draft financial settlement from the Scottish government is worse than we expected and we need to make an unprecedented level of cuts to our services.
"The only way to do this is by prioritising our front-line services, generating greater income and setting a fair, balanced budget which promotes inclusivity and protects the most vulnerable in society.
"That said, we will continue to meet with government ministers and MSPs from across all parties to help them better understand the impact on our services and to push for a fairer and more proportionate settlement for our capital city."
But the Scottish government previously said of the funds: "Despite continued UK government real terms cuts to Scotland's resource budget, we have treated local government very fairly - and in the current financial year councils received a real terms boost in both revenue and capital funding."
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