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Limburg · 126,026 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+5.0%Maastricht spent €653 m in 2025, against €622 m budgeted.

In 7 of the 9 years since 2017 Maastricht spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€622 m

spent €653 m

Income gap+11%

€694 m received against €626 m budgeted

Place255

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20257 of 9
years over

Year by year

Maastricht, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

−30%−20%−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +26%budgeted €491 mspent €619 m2018gap +34%budgeted €484 mspent €647 m2019gap +2.1%budgeted €619 mspent €631 m2020gap −19%budgeted €646 mspent €523 m2021gap −22%budgeted €652 mspent €508 m2022gap +6.9%budgeted €525 mspent €561 m2023gap +7.4%budgeted €538 mspent €577 m2024gap +3.2%budgeted €581 mspent €599 m2025gap +5.0%budgeted €622 mspent €653 m−30%−20%−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%201720192021202320252017gap +26%budgeted €491 mspent €619 m2018gap +34%budgeted €484 mspent €647 m2019gap +2.1%budgeted €619 mspent €631 m2020gap −19%budgeted €646 mspent €523 m2021gap −22%budgeted €652 mspent €508 m2022gap +6.9%budgeted €525 mspent €561 m2023gap +7.4%budgeted €538 mspent €577 m2024gap +3.2%budgeted €581 mspent €599 m2025gap +5.0%budgeted €622 mspent €653 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€643 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€622 m€653 m+5.0%€626 m€694 m+11%
2024€581 m€599 m+3.2%€588 m€657 m+12%
2023€538 m€577 m+7.4%€543 m€607 m+12%
2022€525 m€561 m+6.9%€520 m€579 m+11%
2021€652 m€508 m−22%€627 m€532 m−15%
2020€646 m€523 m−19%€625 m€523 m−16%
2019€619 m€631 m+2.1%€615 m€621 m+1.0%
2018€484 m€647 m+34%€479 m€650 m+36%
2017€491 m€619 m+26%€465 m€621 m+33%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Maastricht 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−9.4%€122 m
SafetyVeiligheid+1.9%€25 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−14%€39 m
EconomyEconomie+81%€20 m
EducationOnderwijs+2.7%€15 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+8.2%€59 m
Social domainSociaal domein+12%€304 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+6.3%€54 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+1.9%€14 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+16%€53 m
Care and support (Wmo)+3.0%€81 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€135 m€122 m−9.4%
SafetyVeiligheid€24 m€25 m+1.9%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€45 m€39 m−14%
EconomyEconomie€11 m€20 m+81%
EducationOnderwijs€15 m€15 m+2.7%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€55 m€59 m+8.2%
Social domainSociaal domein€272 m€304 m+12%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€51 m€54 m+6.3%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€14 m€14 m+1.9%
Youth careJeugdhulp€46 m€53 m+16%
Care and support (Wmo)€79 m€81 m+3.0%

Limburg

In Limburg, 2025

Of the 31 municipalities in Limburg, 1 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Limburg →