WEST Somerset Council is braced for another round of cost-cutting measures in the face of even more funding cuts from central Government.

Cabinet members were warned last week that the authority was in line for a 14.30 per cent cut in its grants by 2015/16 - a total reduction of £410,000.

On top of that, the council could also lose £200,000 from money it received from the Government through New Homes Bonus, which was based on the number of homes built in the district or brought back into occupation.

Councillors were told Downing Street wanted to "top-slice" the bonus, effectively removing up to 35 per cent of the money before it reached local authorities to pay for Local Enterprise Partnerships.

The partnerships replaced Regional Development Agencies in 2011 and in the case of West Somerset, the top-sliced cash could effectively be spent outside of the district as the local partnership covered both Devon and Somerset.

Finance lead member Cllr Kate Kravis said the council could make £120,000 of savings without impacting on frontline services in the 2014/15 financial year.

However, she warned that the council would be "coming to the brink" when the more savage cuts kicked in during 2015/16.