10:11 GMT, Monday, 3 November 2008
Council faces cuts of above £20m
Highland Council is facing cuts in expenditure of more than £20m each year for the next two years to balance its books.
Each service has been asked to find savings of 5%.
Budget leader David Alston previously warned there was a £19.6m gap in the council's 2009/10 budget - almost £14m as the result of rising energy costs.
Energy bills are expected to rise substantially in the next financial year due to contracting arrangements.
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