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Zuid-Holland · 77,818 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+10.0%Gouda spent €408 m in 2025, against €371 m budgeted.

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

Budget 2025€371 m

spent €408 m

Income gap+15%

€408 m received against €356 m budgeted

Place141

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9
years over

Year by year

Gouda, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +6.9%budgeted €225 mspent €240 m2018gap +3.7%budgeted €238 mspent €247 m2019gap +5.9%budgeted €245 mspent €259 m2020gap +9.8%budgeted €258 mspent €283 m2021gap +4.3%budgeted €277 mspent €289 m2022gap +7.5%budgeted €282 mspent €303 m2023gap +11%budgeted €305 mspent €340 m2024gap +9.6%budgeted €340 mspent €373 m2025gap +10.0%budgeted €371 mspent €408 m0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%201720192021202320252017gap +6.9%budgeted €225 mspent €240 m2018gap +3.7%budgeted €238 mspent €247 m2019gap +5.9%budgeted €245 mspent €259 m2020gap +9.8%budgeted €258 mspent €283 m2021gap +4.3%budgeted €277 mspent €289 m2022gap +7.5%budgeted €282 mspent €303 m2023gap +11%budgeted €305 mspent €340 m2024gap +9.6%budgeted €340 mspent €373 m2025gap +10.0%budgeted €371 mspent €408 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€394 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€371 m€408 m+10.0%€356 m€408 m+15%
2024€340 m€373 m+9.6%€337 m€376 m+12%
2023€305 m€340 m+11%€304 m€344 m+13%
2022€282 m€303 m+7.5%€274 m€330 m+21%
2021€277 m€289 m+4.3%€263 m€294 m+12%
2020€258 m€283 m+9.8%€257 m€290 m+13%
2019€245 m€259 m+5.9%€246 m€265 m+7.7%
2018€238 m€247 m+3.7%€237 m€254 m+7.2%
2017€225 m€240 m+6.9%€228 m€245 m+7.3%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Gouda 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+2.7%€54 m
SafetyVeiligheid−4.5%€13 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−2.7%€25 m
EconomyEconomie−24%€3.4 m
EducationOnderwijs+6.3%€23 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+0.2%€33 m
Social domainSociaal domein+20%€200 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+4.2%€45 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+19%€12 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+29%€38 m
Care and support (Wmo)+21%€69 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€52 m€54 m+2.7%
SafetyVeiligheid€14 m€13 m−4.5%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€26 m€25 m−2.7%
EconomyEconomie€4.5 m€3.4 m−24%
EducationOnderwijs€22 m€23 m+6.3%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€32 m€33 m+0.2%
Social domainSociaal domein€167 m€200 m+20%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€44 m€45 m+4.2%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€10 m€12 m+19%
Youth careJeugdhulp€29 m€38 m+29%
Care and support (Wmo)€57 m€69 m+21%

Zuid-Holland

In Zuid-Holland, 2025

Of the 50 municipalities in Zuid-Holland, 3 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Zuid-Holland →