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| 'Doubled £50m cuts' face council | 'Doubled £50m cuts' face council |
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| Aberdeen City Council faces having to make almost double its £27m savings forecast, BBC Scotland can reveal. | Aberdeen City Council faces having to make almost double its £27m savings forecast, BBC Scotland can reveal. |
| In a report for a worst-case scenario by the council's chief accountant, the gross savings total almost £50m. | In a report for a worst-case scenario by the council's chief accountant, the gross savings total almost £50m. |
| Measures being considered include a freeze on recruitment and halting major capital projects. | Measures being considered include a freeze on recruitment and halting major capital projects. |
| The controversial planned savings that were already known of £27m meant school closures and major cuts in services, leading to public protest. | The controversial planned savings that were already known of £27m meant school closures and major cuts in services, leading to public protest. |
| The authority, run by a Liberal Democrat-SNP coalition, needs to make the savings to balance its books. | The authority, run by a Liberal Democrat-SNP coalition, needs to make the savings to balance its books. |
| Tommy Campbell, of the T&G Unite union, told BBC Scotland: "It's absolutely disgraceful, financial madness. It's a sad state of affairs. | Tommy Campbell, of the T&G Unite union, told BBC Scotland: "It's absolutely disgraceful, financial madness. It's a sad state of affairs. |
| How on earth did Aberdeen City Council get into this mess? Anne BeggAberdeen South MP | |
| "Questions have to be asked. It's a serious crisis for the council." | "Questions have to be asked. It's a serious crisis for the council." |
| He said it could mean "serious job losses" and that many people were "sick" of working for the council. | He said it could mean "serious job losses" and that many people were "sick" of working for the council. |
| Labour councillor Yvonne Allan said: "The council is going from bad to worse, it's a mess. | Labour councillor Yvonne Allan said: "The council is going from bad to worse, it's a mess. |
| "If push comes to shove the place could go bankrupt." | "If push comes to shove the place could go bankrupt." |
| Anne Begg, MP for Aberdeen South said: "This is a huge black hole in the council's finances and represents 15% of Aberdeen's total budget. | |
| "How on earth did Aberdeen City Council get into this mess? The original figure was bad enough and represented a huge cut in services. This new figure represents swinging cuts and will seriously affect frontline services." | |
| Aberdeen City Council said in a statement there was nothing new in the figures and that it had always been entirely transparent about the savings. | Aberdeen City Council said in a statement there was nothing new in the figures and that it had always been entirely transparent about the savings. |
| A critical report from the Accounts Commission earlier this year said the council faced "extremely serious" challenges. | A critical report from the Accounts Commission earlier this year said the council faced "extremely serious" challenges. |
| The cutbacks have led to months of protests in Aberdeen. | The cutbacks have led to months of protests in Aberdeen. |