Protesters worried that "significant" job cuts are looming at Norfolk County Council are to demonstrate outside the council's headquarters ahead of a crunch meeting.

Norfolk County Council will agree its budget next month, but before then, the Conservative-controlled cabinet will consider the proposals.

Eastern Daily Press: Norfolk County Council is proposing a 4.99pc council tax increaseNorfolk County Council is proposing a 4.99pc council tax increase (Image: Mike Page)

Those proposals include nearly £60m of savings, including removing stops on the route of the county's mobile library service and the closure of Mayton Wood Recycling Centre near Coltishall.

It also includes a 4.99pc increase in the share of council tax paid to the county council.

That would add between £51 and £152 a year to annual bills for people across the county.

But the proposals also include saving £17m, through a strategic review which was carried out by consultants.

Eastern Daily Press: Tom McCabe, Norfolk County Council's head of paid serviceTom McCabe, Norfolk County Council's head of paid service (Image: Supplied)

Tom McCabe, the council's head of paid service, previously warned that would lead to "significant" job cuts, although the number of jobs at risk have yet to be revealed.

Union members and anti-cuts campaigners will protest at County Hall on Monday (January 30) before the cabinet meets to discuss the latest budget proposals.

Eastern Daily Press: Jonathan Dunning, county secretary for UNISONJonathan Dunning, county secretary for UNISON (Image: Newsquest)

Jonathan Dunning, county secretary for trade union UNISON, said: "Our members are already concerned about the scale of job cuts to come and the impact on the services they deliver and are committed to.

"We are not convinced taking £17m out of the staffing budget will not have a direct impact on services to the people of Norfolk, despite the council suggesting otherwise.

Eastern Daily Press: Mark Harrison, from Disabled People Against Cuts NorfolkMark Harrison, from Disabled People Against Cuts Norfolk (Image: Denise Bradley)

Mark Harrison, from the campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts Norfolk, said half a billion had been cut since 2011 and the biggest cuts this time would fall on adult and children's services.

Eastern Daily Press: Andrew Jamieson, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for financeAndrew Jamieson, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for finance (Image: Norfolk County Council)

Andrew Jamieson, the council's cabinet member for finance, said: "Despite huge uncertainties and major cost of living and demand pressures, we have managed to bridge the biggest budget gap we have ever faced - £60m - and propose a budget which meets pressures on key services.

“We are working hard to ensure the council is efficient as possible and are on target to save £17m from the first phase of our review of how the council operates."