Provincial budgets; revenues and expenditures by province

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Provincial tasks Provincial budgets in million of euros Revenues (million euros) Provincial budgets in million of euros Expenditure (million euros)
Total provincial tasks 1,647.4 1,647.4
Total general coverage 1,503.0 675.7
General payments Provincial Fund .. 467.0 0.0
Revenues provincial taxes 297.6 0.0
(Money) loans 98.3 0.6
Participations 44.2 0.0
Other income and expenditure 0.0 0.6
Overhead 0.2 93.9
Corporate taxes 0.0 0.0
Deposit into/withdrawal from reserves 595.7 489.6
Balance of the accounts 0.0 91.0
Total administration 4.2 36.6
Provincial states 0.7 7.0
Provincial Executive 0.0 3.2
Cabinet Affairs 0.0 1.2
Administrative organisation 0.7 10.7
Inter-administrative supervision of .. 0.0 0.9
Public order and safety 0.8 3.0
Administration, other 2.1 10.7
Total traffic and transport 6.8 408.1
(Country) roads 3.6 146.9
Waterways 0.0 0.3
Public transport 3.2 257.5
Traffic and transport, other 0.0 3.4
Total water 3.0 25.7
Flood defenses 0.0 3.6
Quantity surface water 0.0 0.6
Quantity ground water 3.0 3.2
Quality surface water 0.0 4.0
Quality ground water 0.0 1.2
Water, other 0.0 13.0
Total Environment 17.7 81.1
Soil protection 0.2 5.2
Air pollution 0.0 1.4
Noise pollution 0.0 0.3
Licensing and enforcement 1.8 33.3
Soil preparation 0.8 0.1
Durability 14.9 38.6
Environment, other 0.0 2.2
Total nature 69.5 161.6
Nature development 57.9 82.6
Nature reserve management 10.4 74.8
Flora and fauna management 0.0 0.3
Nature, other 1.3 3.9
Total regional economy 34.7 128.9
Agricultural matters 19.3 50.2
Logistics 0.0 6.7
Knowledge and innovation 14.5 46.9
Recreation and tourism 0.0 7.9
Regional economy, other 0.8 17.1
Total culture and society 2.4 80.5
Culture 0.2 34.7
Society 0.0 35.5
Culture and society, other 2.3 10.3
Total space 6.1 49.1
Space and living environment 0.0 14.4
Housing 1.2 26.9
Urban renewal 0.0 0.1
Space, other 4.9 7.7
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the budgeted expenditures and revenues per task (policy area) by province in millions of euros and in euros per inhabitant. The figures presented are based on data that is in line with the definitions and classifications used by the provinces themselves in their administration. The presented figures are based on data that adhere to the definitions and classifications that provinces themselves use in their administration. These data are supplied to Statistics Netherlands through the questionnaire called Information for Third Parties (Iv3). The directives for this questionnaire have been laid down in the Directive for Budgeting and Accounting for provinces and municipalities (BBV).

Data available from: 2017

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are provisional at the time of first publication. Upon the second publication one year later, the figures will become definitive.

Changes as of 10 March 2026:
The provisional figures for 2026 have been added.
The figures for 2025 are definite.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures from the provincial budgets are published in the first quarter of the financial year.
The figures can be adjusted on the basis of the availability of new or updated source material. In general, the adjustments are small. The adjustments are made the moment a new annual figure is added to the series.
Because of changes in the source material, Information for Third Parties (Iv3), the data are no longer completely comparable with data from earlier years as of the publication of the figures of the 2017 budgets. More information on these changes can be found in paragraph 3 under 'relevant tables'.

Description topics

Provincial budgets in million of euros
Figures based on the provincial budgets shown in million of euros.
Revenues
The revenues of the provincial budgets in million of euros.

The provincial revenues includes received interest, sale of land, sale of goods and services, received subsidies, transfers and taxes by provinces.
The revenues are recorded including internal settlements (including withdrawals from reserves and release of provisions).

The largest part of the provincial revenues consists of the government contribution received from the Provincial Fund and the provincial taxes received.
Expenditure
The expenditure of the provincial budgets in million of euros.

The provincial expenditure include wages and salaries paid, interest charges, purchase of (non) durable goods and services (including energy costs and costs of hiring staff) and paid income transfers, paid investment contributions to governments and third parties and the land purchases.
Expenses are recorded including internal settlements (including depreciation, deposits in reserves and provisions).