CUTS are set to be made to some services in Eastleigh and jobs could go as the council looks to save £1million from its budget.

Council bosses will meet tonight to discuss a budget which has been cut from £10.9million to £9.8million.

But when asked where the axe would fall council bosses would only confirm that frontline services would not be affected and jobs would be protected "where possible".

That is alongside proposals to freeze council tax once again in the face of a drop in Government funding.

Yet budget documents do not reveal how reduced spending will be achieved.

Under the 2016/2017 budget, an average band D property pay a council tax charge of £104.70 - the same as last year, which the council says is a real-term cut in council tax for the thirteenth year in a row.

This compares to householders in the New Forest and Southampton who are facing a rise of almost two-per-cent, while Hampshire County Council's share of council tax bills is set to rise nearly four per cent.

The council expects to bring in £9.2million from council tax, rates and Government grants meaning the council will need to dip into its reserves, taking £544,000 in order to balance the books.

Spending plans in non-parish areas include £178,757 on open spaces, parks and recreation grounds, £47,349 on public toilets, £55,609 on cemeteries, £56,051 on children’s play areas and £8,111 on bus shelters.

Incorporated into this year's budget is a £2.7million efficiency target, of which £1million of savings are yet to be identified.

However, in the two previous years the council has exceeded its savings targets, saving an extra £694,000.

The Echo understands that money is also expected to be raised from increased income from rent on council properties, including assets like the Ageas Bowl.

The council's Government grant has fallen 17.6 per cent, from £4.1million last year to £3.4million this coming year and is expected to fall further.

According to the report, budget concerns include a drop in income from car parking of £25,000 and current uncertainty about the cost of drawing up the council's new Local Plan for future development.

Opposition leader Cllr Godfrey Olson said it was concerning if the details of budget spending were not available.

"Everyone should be able to see because they'll be contributing towards it by way of their council tax," he added.

The TaxPayers' Alliance said: "All bodies involved must ensure they are as transparent as they can so that taxpayers can judge if every bit of waste is cut out before they are asked to dig deeper into their pockets."

A council spokesman said essential savings had come through generating more income and by improving the way services are provided and that it had an ongoing efficiency strategy up to 2018/19.

Cabinet members decide on the budget in a meeting at Eastleigh House at 6pm before it goes to full council on February 25.