Municipal accounts; municipal tasks by region and size class

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Municipal tasks Municipal accounts in million of euros Revenues (million euros) Municipal accounts in million of euros Expenditures (million euros) Municipal accounts in million of euros Balance (million euros) Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant Revenues (euro/inhabitant) Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant Expenditures (euro/inhabitant) Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant Balance (euro/inhabitant)
Total municipal tasks 91,610 91,609 0 5,106 5,106 0
Total civil administration and civil s.. 63,299 24,184 39,114 3,528 1,348 2,180
Administration and civil affairs 534 2,338 -1,804 30 130 -101
Overhead 726 9,318 -8,592 40 519 -479
Taxes 6,965 524 6,441 388 29 359
General payments and other payments Ge.. 44,104 3 44,101 2,458 0 2,458
Other civil administration and civil s.. 2,224 1,303 920 124 73 51
Deposit into/withdrawal from reserves 8,753 8,658 95 488 483 5
Balance of the accounts -7 2,040 -2,047 0 114 -114
Total public safety 333 2,833 -2,501 19 158 -139
Public safety 333 2,833 -2,501 19 158 -139
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. 891 5,005 -4,114 50 279 -229
Traffic and parking 776 4,650 -3,874 43 259 -216
Ports and waterways 54 192 -138 3 11 -8
Public transport 62 163 -102 3 9 -6
Total economy 1,701 1,539 162 95 86 9
Economic policy and support 1,035 975 59 58 54 3
Physical business infrastructure 666 564 103 37 31 6
Total education 1,082 3,375 -2,293 60 188 -128
Education excluding accommodation 919 1,904 -986 51 106 -55
Educational accommodation 163 1,471 -1,308 9 82 -73
Total sports, culture and recreation 1,147 6,644 -5,497 64 370 -306
Sports policy and activation policy 140 478 -339 8 27 -19
Sports accommodations 524 1,572 -1,049 29 88 -58
Cultural presentation, production and .. 213 1,340 -1,126 12 75 -63
Museums 50 419 -369 3 23 -21
Cultural heritage 23 149 -126 1 8 -7
Media 67 570 -502 4 32 -28
Public parks and (open-air) recreation 130 2,116 -1,986 7 118 -111
Total social welfare 12,249 35,276 -23,028 683 1,966 -1,283
General provisions including district .. 3,327 6,819 -3,492 185 380 -195
Income arrangements 7,695 10,018 -2,323 429 558 -129
Participation 366 3,682 -3,316 20 205 -185
Individual social support 83 1,012 -929 5 56 -52
Individual services 18+ 159 4,061 -3,901 9 226 -217
Individual services 18- 219 6,573 -6,354 12 366 -354
Escalated care 18+ 371 2,509 -2,138 21 140 -119
Escalated care 18- 28 603 -575 2 34 -32
Total public health and environment 6,096 6,912 -816 340 385 -45
Public health 375 1,290 -915 21 72 -51
Sewerage 2,132 1,700 432 119 95 24
Waste 2,905 2,396 509 162 134 28
Environmental protection and cemeteries 683 1,526 -843 38 85 -47
Total public housing, urban planning a.. 4,813 5,840 -1,027 268 326 -57
Land exploitation (non-business areas) 3,265 2,954 312 182 165 17
Urban planning, public housing and con.. 1,548 2,887 -1,339 86 161 -75
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the expenditures and per task (policy area) according to region and size (in number of inhabitants) 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).
In 2017 the policy areas have been revised and these are now called tasks (before that they were called functions), and a direct comparison of the policy areas with earlier years is therefore no longer possible. In the administration of municipalities for the years 2017 and 2018 the classification of expenditures and revenues by task is sometimes revised, which could cause (small) shifts between tasks between the years 2017 and 2018.

Data available from: 2017

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are provisional at the time of first publication.
The figures become definitive when figures for the following year are added to the series.

Changes as of 10 December 2025:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added.
The figures for 2023 have been adjusted from provisional to definite.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures are published 12 months after the reporting period. 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.

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Municipal accounts in million of euros
Figures based on the municipal accounts shown in million of euros.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal accounts 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 accounts 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 accounts in million of euros.
Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant
Figures based on the municipal accounts shown in euro per inhabitant.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal accounts 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 accounts 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 accounts in euro per inhabitant.