Cheshire East Council has announced today that they have made savings of £5 million.
Council leader Councillor Michael Jones said: "This is fantastic news and once again demonstrates our commitment to making savings, whilst maintaining services.
"Predictions are that we expect to be in a position to continue along this path well into the next financial year 2015/16."
Reductions have been achieved in management costs, with 19% at top tier level and 22% in the middle tier.
At its meeting on Thursday, the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee will hear that the outcomes of a Management Review delivered a 'significant overall reduction' in the numbers of management posts, whilst allowing for necessary increased capacity in priority areas such as economic growth and social care.
The review rationalised posts across several grades from senior management positions to frontline team leaders and supervisors.
Council Leader Councillor Michael Jones said: "This is the strongest financial position we have been in since Cheshire East was formed and enables us to stick to our commitment to keep costs down and providing maximum value for money.
"It also proves that as an authority we are true to our word when we say that we put the residents and businesses of Cheshire East first and foremost."
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Mind you, we're stuck in the same groove in Leicestershire. Libraries etc closing or staff being asked go work for nothing (they call them volunteers). Still our services are a fair bit better than Cheshire's in a generally poorer area so more questions need to be asked.