Municipal budgets; income and expenditures by region and size class

Municipal budgets; income and expenditures by region and size class

Municipal tasks Regions Periods Municipal budget in million of euros Revenues (million euros) Municipal budget in million of euros Expenditures (million euros) Municipal budget in million of euros Balance (million euros) Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant Revenues (euro/inhabitant) Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant Expenditures (euro/inhabitant) Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant Balance (euro/inhabitant)
Land exploitation (non-business areas) The Netherlands 2024* 3,327 3,133 194 185 175 11
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 125 127 -2 71 72 -1
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 702 710 -8 185 187 -2
Land exploitation (non-business areas) West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 1,942 1,740 202 225 202 23
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 559 556 3 148 147 1
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Flevoland (PV) 2024* 178 180 -2 395 400 -5
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Gelderland (PV) 2024* 284 292 -8 132 136 -4
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 886 668 218 297 224 73
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 680 692 -12 177 180 -3
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Zeeland (PV) 2024* 54 56 -2 138 143 -5
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 28 29 -1 85 88 -2
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 1 1 0 6 5 1
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 19 18 1 98 95 3
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 27 28 -1 107 111 -4
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 79 79 1 205 203 1
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Delft en Westland (CR) 2024* 65 67 -1 267 272 -5
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 70 84 -13 202 240 -38
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 78 73 5 206 191 14
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Overig Zeeland (CR) 2024* 47 47 1 166 163 2
Land exploitation (non-business areas) Flevoland (CR) 2024* 178 180 -2 395 400 -5
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on the budgeted expenditures and income per task (policy area) according to region and size class in millions of euros and in euros per inhabitant. The presented figures are based on data that adhere to the definitions and classifications that municipalities 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 third publication one year later, the figures will become definitive.

Changes as of 18 March 2024:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added.
The figures for 2023 have become definitive.

In 2023, changes to the Iv3 questionnaire were introduced. This has led to a break in the time series for the municipal tasks Public health, General provisions including district teams, Income arrangements, Participation, Individual social support, Individual services 18+, Individual services 18-, Escalated care 18+ and Escalated care 18-. For these municipal tasks, comparing 2023 figures with figures relating to earlier years is therefore difficult.
The following changes were made as from 2023:
- Expenditures and revenues related to Centres for Youth and Family must be registered under General provisions including district teams instead of Public health;
- Expenditures and revenues related to tackling domestic violence must be registered under General provisions including district teams instead of Escalated care 18+;
- Expenditures and revenues related to debt counselling must be registered under Income arrangements instead of Individual services 18+;
- Expenditures and revenues related to housing and transport services must be registered under Individual social support instead of Individual services 18+;
- Expenditures and revenues related to day care under the Social Support Act (WMO) must be registered under Individual services 18+ instead of Participation;
- Expenditures and revenues related to the walk-in function mental health care facilities must be registered under Individual services 18+ instead of Escalated care 18+.

Because of the changes mentioned above, municipalities have had to adjust their financial administration. In this process, municipalities have also transferred amounts from Escalated care 18+ to other tasks, Individual services 18- in particular.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures will be made available in the month of March of the financial year.
The figures are subject to revision based on the availability of new or updated sources. In general these adjustments are limited in size and scope. The adjustments will be implemented when new annual figures are 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

Municipal budget in million of euros
Figures based on the municipal budget shown in million of euros.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal budget in million of euros.

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

The largest part of the municipal revenues consists of the government contribution received from the Municipalities Fund and the municipal taxes received.
Expenditures
The expenditures of the municipal budget in million of euros.

The municipal expenditures 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).
Balance
The difference between the revenues and the expenditures of the municipal budget in million of euros.
Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant
Figures based on the municipal budget shown in euro per inhabitant.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal budget in euro per inhabitant.

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

The largest part of the municipal revenues consists of the government contribution received from the Municipalities Fund and the municipal taxes received.
Expenditures
The expenditures of the municipal budget in euro per inhabitant.

The municipal expenditures 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).
Balance
The difference between the revenues and the expenditures of the municipal budget in euro per inhabitant.