Municipal budgets; income and expenditures by region and size class

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Municipal tasks 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)
Total municipal tasks 83,917 83,916 0 4,650 4,650 0
Total civil administration and civil s.. 59,296 17,187 42,110 3,286 952 2,334
Administration and civil affairs 441 2,121 -1,680 24 118 -93
Overhead 515 9,091 -8,576 29 504 -475
Taxes 7,371 511 6,860 408 28 380
General payments and other payments Ge.. 44,712 19 44,693 2,478 1 2,477
Other civil administration and civil s.. 1,621 1,532 89 90 85 5
Deposit into/withdrawal from reserves 4,572 3,801 771 253 211 43
Balance of the accounts 64 112 -48 4 6 -3
Total public safety 219 2,883 -2,664 12 160 -148
Public safety 219 2,883 -2,664 12 160 -148
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. 736 5,173 -4,437 41 287 -246
Traffic and parking 588 4,756 -4,168 33 264 -231
Ports and waterways 50 196 -146 3 11 -8
Public transport 98 220 -123 5 12 -7
Total economy 1,658 1,726 -68 92 96 -4
Economic policy and support 983 1,002 -19 54 56 -1
Physical business infrastructure 675 724 -49 37 40 -3
Total education 902 3,358 -2,456 50 186 -136
Education excluding accommodation 790 1,833 -1,043 44 102 -58
Educational accommodation 113 1,525 -1,413 6 85 -78
Total sports, culture and recreation 920 6,720 -5,801 51 372 -321
Sports policy and activation policy 107 474 -368 6 26 -20
Sports accommodations 452 1,553 -1,101 25 86 -61
Cultural presentation, production and .. 178 1,354 -1,177 10 75 -65
Museums 43 411 -368 2 23 -20
Cultural heritage 18 157 -140 1 9 -8
Media 37 563 -526 2 31 -29
Public parks and (open-air) recreation 86 2,208 -2,122 5 122 -118
Total social welfare 9,419 33,897 -24,479 522 1,878 -1,357
General provisions including district .. 1,337 5,751 -4,414 74 319 -245
Income arrangements 7,217 9,750 -2,533 400 540 -140
Participation 282 3,653 -3,371 16 202 -187
Individual social support 50 1,045 -995 3 58 -55
Individual services 18+ 157 4,296 -4,140 9 238 -229
Individual services 18- 124 6,271 -6,147 7 348 -341
Escalated care 18+ 237 2,485 -2,248 13 138 -125
Escalated care 18- 15 646 -631 1 36 -35
Total public health and environment 6,092 7,074 -981 338 392 -54
Public health 281 1,288 -1,006 16 71 -56
Sewerage 2,211 1,725 486 123 96 27
Waste 3,029 2,439 590 168 135 33
Environmental protection and cemeteries 572 1,622 -1,050 32 90 -58
Total public housing, living env. and .. 4,674 5,898 -1,224 259 327 -68
Land exploitation (non-business areas) 3,424 3,186 238 190 177 13
Open space and living environment, pub.. 1,250 2,712 -1,462 69 150 -81
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 2025:
The provisional figures for 2025 have been added.
The figures for 2024 have become definitive.

In the budget years 2023 and 2025, 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+.
The following changes were made as from 2025:
- Expenses and revenues related to coordination and policy concerning WMO and youth care are included under Individual Services 18+ and Individual Services 18- starting in 2025, whereas in previous years they were spread across various areas within the social domain.
- Expenses and revenues related to individual budgets for WMO and youth care are included under Individual Services 18+ and Individual Services 18- starting in 2025, whereas previously they were partially booked under Individual Social Support.

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'.

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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.