Some sports facilities are included in the review

Taxpayers are being asked to decide whether they want to close, sell off or safeguard key venues across the city.

A questionnaire, which is available on the internet and from council offices, asks them to list priorities and preferences.

Fifty five services currently run by the city council, like De Montfort Hall, the Jewry Wall Museum and sports grounds, cemeteries and parks, are now being reconsidered.

We have some tough decisions to make on the future of services in this department Councillor John Mugglestone

The council says it needs �16m over the next five years to keep the existing cultural and neighbourhood services running, as well as another �18m for one-off investments.

In addition, the cultural services department needs to find �7.5m for investment in education and social welfare services.

A 1% increase in council tax is also being suggested, which would bring in around �3.2m over the next five years.

Councillor John Mugglestone, cabinet link for cultural services, blamed years of under-funding in cultural and neighbourhood services.

He said: "We have some tough decisions to make on the future of services in this department.

"We are not saying we have all the answers, and we would welcome any sensible suggestions."