+18%De Wolden spent €86 m in 2025, against €73 m budgeted.

In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 De Wolden spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€73 m

spent €86 m

Income gap+19%

€85 m received against €72 m budgeted

Place29

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9

years over

Year by year

De Wolden, year by year

What De Wolden budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.

Year	Budgeted	Spent	Gap	Income budgeted	Income	Income gap
2026	€70 m	the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025	€73 m	€86 m	+18%	€72 m	€85 m	+19%
2024	€67 m	€79 m	+18%	€66 m	€79 m	+19%
2023	€60 m	€72 m	+19%	€60 m	€76 m	+28%
2022	€55 m	€59 m	+6.8%	€55 m	€65 m	+19%
2021	€53 m	€56 m	+4.7%	€52 m	€58 m	+11%
2020	€52 m	€55 m	+5.5%	€51 m	€55 m	+9.7%
2019	€49 m	€52 m	+7.9%	€48 m	€51 m	+4.9%
2018	€47 m	€50 m	+6.3%	€47 m	€51 m	+7.8%
2017	€46 m	€49 m	+6.0%	€46 m	€50 m	+8.5%

Areas

Where De Wolden moved from its budget in 2025: every main policy area, and youth care and Wmo care inside the social domain.

Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning+8.6%€17 m

SafetyVeiligheid−0.6%€2.5 m

Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat+0.4%€3.8 m

EconomyEconomie+45%€1.7 m

EducationOnderwijs−1.2%€2.9 m

Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+9.6%€8.0 m

Social domainSociaal domein+34%€36 m

Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+12%€10 m

Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+14%€3.7 m

Youth careJeugdhulp+27%€6.9 m

Care and support (Wmo)+8.5%€7.1 m

Policy area	Budget 2025	Spent	Gap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning	€16 m	€17 m	+8.6%
SafetyVeiligheid	€2.5 m	€2.5 m	−0.6%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat	€3.8 m	€3.8 m	+0.4%
EconomyEconomie	€1.2 m	€1.7 m	+45%
EducationOnderwijs	€2.9 m	€2.9 m	−1.2%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie	€7.3 m	€8.0 m	+9.6%
Social domainSociaal domein	€27 m	€36 m	+34%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu	€9.3 m	€10 m	+12%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing	€3.3 m	€3.7 m	+14%
Youth careJeugdhulp	€5.5 m	€6.9 m	+27%
Care and support (Wmo)	€6.5 m	€7.1 m	+8.5%

Drenthe

Of the 12 municipalities in Drenthe, 0 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Drenthe →