Noord-Brabant · 31,699 inhabitants
BUDGET met?
+8.2%Best spent €101 m in 2025, against €94 m budgeted.
In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 Best spent more than it budgeted.
Budget 2025€94 m
spent €101 m
Income gap+12%
€102 m received against €91 m budgeted
Place177
of 342, the highest gap first, 2025
2017–20259 of 9
years over
Year by year
Best, year by year
What Best budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.
Spending against the budget
| Year | Budgeted | Spent | Gap | Income budgeted | Income | Income gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €104 m | the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow | ||||
| 2025 | €94 m | €101 m | +8.2% | €91 m | €102 m | +12% |
| 2024 | €88 m | €93 m | +5.5% | €86 m | €97 m | +12% |
| 2023 | €80 m | €89 m | +12% | €79 m | €91 m | +15% |
| 2022 | €73 m | €80 m | +8.6% | €72 m | €85 m | +17% |
| 2021 | €70 m | €73 m | +3.3% | €68 m | €74 m | +8.7% |
| 2020 | €67 m | €72 m | +7.6% | €65 m | €71 m | +8.1% |
| 2019 | €65 m | €68 m | +4.3% | €63 m | €65 m | +4.0% |
| 2018 | €61 m | €65 m | +5.7% | €59 m | €61 m | +2.7% |
| 2017 | €58 m | €61 m | +4.6% | €56 m | €58 m | +4.6% |
Areas
By policy area, 2025
Where Best moved from its budget in 2025: every main policy area, and youth care and Wmo care inside the social domain.
| Policy area | Budget 2025 | Spent | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning | €20 m | €21 m | +4.1% |
| SafetyVeiligheid | €3.6 m | €3.6 m | −0.2% |
| Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat | €3.8 m | €4.1 m | +9.3% |
| EconomyEconomie | €1.4 m | €1.8 m | +33% |
| EducationOnderwijs | €2.7 m | €2.6 m | −4.2% |
| Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie | €8.1 m | €9.5 m | +18% |
| Social domainSociaal domein | €38 m | €44 m | +14% |
| Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu | €11 m | €11 m | +0.4% |
| Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing | €4.5 m | €3.9 m | −13% |
| Youth careJeugdhulp | €8.3 m | €11 m | +28% |
| Care and support (Wmo) | €6.9 m | €6.5 m | −6.8% |
Noord-Brabant
In Noord-Brabant, 2025
Of the 56 municipalities in Noord-Brabant, 2 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Noord-Brabant →