Manchester City Council has confirmed up to 900 jobs could be cut as the authority tries to make savings of about £80m over the next two years.
The city has seen its budget cut by almost £170m since its government funding was reduced last year.
Two-thousand posts have already been lost through budget cuts.
The authority is going to open a voluntary severance package for staff in preparation for the reductions which will be announced next month.
Council Leader Sir Richard Leese said it would “put even more pressure on our services” and the council would have to “radically rethink how we provide for Manchester people”.
He said: “Staffing costs are a significant proportion of expenditure and we believe that the necessary reduction could be in the region of 700 to 900 posts…
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