A SERIES of events start next week giving people chance to have their say on how the city council should cut millions of pounds of spending.

The authority is holding a citywide budget consultation before it sets its plans for 2018/19 and officials want people to give their opinions on how £10.3 million should be saved in the next two years.

Council bosses are warning it will not be easy to find the money to save as the authority has already cut £100 million in the last decade.

Council leader, David Carr, said: “We are going to have to take some tough decisions as we set a budget for 2018. This means thinking differently about how we work and how our resources are prioritised.

“However, our options are increasingly limited given the scale of savings we’ve had to find over the last few years. There continues to be demand for the services we provide, but at the same time the money we receive from government is being reduced further.”

Drop in sessions will be held on Wednesday, November 1 at Huntington library, Thursday, November 2 at Archbishop Holgate’s School; Tuesday, November 7 at Acomb Explore Library and Wednesday, November 8 at West Offices, all between 4.30pm and 6.30pm.

Acting deputy leader Cllr Andrew Waller encouraged people to go along, or take part in the consultation online at www.york.gov.uk/consultations or via the Our City newsletter.

He said: “It’s not going to be easy to make the savings required, and continuing to provide services with the money available is going to be a fine balance.

“Understanding the impact of a new budget for residents and businesses is vital. Last year, more than 1,500 people completed our questionnaire and their views influenced the final decisions we made.”