Ken Thornber, Conservative leader of Hampshire County Council said the cuts have to be made.
"Included within this programme are plans to reduce our pay bill, which makes up 51 per cent of our overall budget," he said.
"We have tried to do this in a way that minimises job losses and we hope, where possible, to achieve this through voluntary measures, but sadly there will be some staff who will face compulsory redundancy and we will do what we can to help them in terms of finding future employment and financial planning."
Thornber said that some aspects of children’s services will be protected from the cuts.
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