Jobs axe ‘could cost £20m’
Posted by Ken on December 30, 2006
Shropshire taxpayers could face a £20 million bill to pay off senior council staff if their jobs are axed, a top official warned today.
Robin Hooper, chief executive of Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council, says a massive sum would be needed to sort out redundancy packages and pensions.
It is thought that 182 senior administrative posts could be scrapped if a unitary authority is created, swallowing up Shropshire’s district and borough councils.
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