Limburg · 27,474 inhabitants
BUDGET met?
+10%Brunssum spent €129 m in 2025, against €117 m budgeted.
In 8 of the 9 years since 2017 Brunssum spent more than it budgeted.
Budget 2025€117 m
spent €129 m
Income gap+12%
€131 m received against €117 m budgeted
Place135
of 342, the highest gap first, 2025
2017–20258 of 9
years over
Year by year
Brunssum, year by year
What Brunssum 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 | €124 m | the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow | ||||
| 2025 | €117 m | €129 m | +10% | €117 m | €131 m | +12% |
| 2024 | €112 m | €125 m | +12% | €111 m | €124 m | +11% |
| 2023 | €105 m | €120 m | +14% | €103 m | €116 m | +12% |
| 2022 | €98 m | €108 m | +9.9% | €100 m | €112 m | +12% |
| 2021 | €99 m | €100 m | +1.5% | €95 m | €102 m | +7.6% |
| 2020 | €97 m | €100 m | +3.2% | €92 m | €101 m | +9.4% |
| 2019 | €95 m | €98 m | +3.2% | €89 m | €92 m | +2.7% |
| 2018 | €98 m | €96 m | −1.5% | €90 m | €99 m | +8.9% |
| 2017 | €98 m | €99 m | +0.9% | €95 m | €94 m | −0.2% |
Areas
By policy area, 2025
Where Brunssum 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 | €22 m | €24 m | +8.9% |
| SafetyVeiligheid | €3.6 m | €5.3 m | +46% |
| Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat | €4.3 m | €5.4 m | +26% |
| EconomyEconomie | €1.2 m | €886,000 | −27% |
| EducationOnderwijs | €4.6 m | €5.5 m | +19% |
| Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie | €7.3 m | €8.4 m | +14% |
| Social domainSociaal domein | €61 m | €65 m | +5.9% |
| Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu | €9.9 m | €11 m | +15% |
| Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing | €2.8 m | €3.3 m | +16% |
| Youth careJeugdhulp | €12 m | €14 m | +16% |
| Care and support (Wmo) | €8.8 m | €11 m | +21% |
Limburg
In Limburg, 2025
Of the 31 municipalities in Limburg, 1 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Limburg →