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Limburg · 18,454 inhabitants

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+10%Meerssen spent €66 m in 2025, against €60 m budgeted.

In 8 of the 9 years since 2017 Meerssen spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€60 m

spent €66 m

Income gap+14%

€70 m received against €62 m budgeted

Place132

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20258 of 9
years over

Year by year

Meerssen, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

−2%0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +1.8%budgeted €45 mspent €46 m2018gap +5.4%budgeted €45 mspent €47 m2019gap +5.9%budgeted €46 mspent €48 m2020gap +4.5%budgeted €50 mspent €52 m2021gap +13%budgeted €48 mspent €54 m2022gap +14%budgeted €50 mspent €57 m2023gap +10%budgeted €54 mspent €59 m2024gap −0.1%budgeted €57 mspent €57 m2025gap +10%budgeted €60 mspent €66 m−2%0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%201720192021202320252017gap +1.8%budgeted €45 mspent €46 m2018gap +5.4%budgeted €45 mspent €47 m2019gap +5.9%budgeted €46 mspent €48 m2020gap +4.5%budgeted €50 mspent €52 m2021gap +13%budgeted €48 mspent €54 m2022gap +14%budgeted €50 mspent €57 m2023gap +10%budgeted €54 mspent €59 m2024gap −0.1%budgeted €57 mspent €57 m2025gap +10%budgeted €60 mspent €66 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€64 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€60 m€66 m+10%€62 m€70 m+14%
2024€57 m€57 m−0.1%€58 m€61 m+4.3%
2023€54 m€59 m+10%€54 m€63 m+16%
2022€50 m€57 m+14%€50 m€59 m+19%
2021€48 m€54 m+13%€46 m€56 m+22%
2020€50 m€52 m+4.5%€45 m€49 m+8.5%
2019€46 m€48 m+5.9%€45 m€50 m+12%
2018€45 m€47 m+5.4%€44 m€46 m+3.6%
2017€45 m€46 m+1.8%€44 m€46 m+2.9%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Meerssen 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+11%€14 m
SafetyVeiligheid+2.8%€2.6 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−4.8%€3.9 m
EconomyEconomie+20%€586,000
EducationOnderwijs−19%€2.2 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+8.4%€3.9 m
Social domainSociaal domein+22%€27 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+1.4%€7.6 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+0.8%€4.2 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+15%€5.4 m
Care and support (Wmo)+0.8%€5.2 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€13 m€14 m+11%
SafetyVeiligheid€2.5 m€2.6 m+2.8%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€4.1 m€3.9 m−4.8%
EconomyEconomie€490,000€586,000+20%
EducationOnderwijs€2.7 m€2.2 m−19%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€3.6 m€3.9 m+8.4%
Social domainSociaal domein€22 m€27 m+22%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€7.5 m€7.6 m+1.4%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€4.2 m€4.2 m+0.8%
Youth careJeugdhulp€4.7 m€5.4 m+15%
Care and support (Wmo)€5.1 m€5.2 m+0.8%

Limburg

In Limburg, 2025

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