ALMOST £100m of cuts will be put forward for consultation by Liverpool council officials as the authority struggles to shave another £50m off next year’s budget.

For the first time, the public will be involved in the process of deciding where the axe falls.

The council hopes that by involving the public and setting out various options, the electorate will see the “impossible” task it faces.

Although £50m will need to be found, around £90m of options covering where budgets can be slashed will be tabled.

The first public meeting will take place on Thursday, October 27, at the Town Hall, and, as only 200 places are available, tickets are being released on a first come first served basis.

The Labour-run council is currently in the process of delivering £91m of cuts from the current financial year’s budget.

Liverpool council leader Joe Anderson said: “Next year, the pain is going to be even harder because we have already trimmed away the excess fat by slashing waste and cutting senior salaries and the management structure.

“We are now getting to the stage where we have to make decisions over which services we want to continue to provide, those that we can’t afford to continue or where we will need to change the standard of service.

“We are determined to be as open and honest as we can about the process, because it is no exaggeration to say that the decisions we make will affect every single resident in one way or another.”

Deputy Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Richard Kemp said the only way to save services was to work more closely with other councils and organisations like the NHS and Housing Associations.