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Drenthe · 36,616 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+9.6%Meppel spent €152 m in 2025, against €139 m budgeted.

In 8 of the 9 years since 2017 Meppel spent more than it budgeted. 1 year of the 9 broke a rule.

Budget 2025€139 m

spent €152 m

Income gap+19%

€170 m received against €143 m budgeted

Place147

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20258 of 9
years over

Year by year

Meppel, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

−10%0%+10%+20%+30%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap −6.2%budgeted €99 mspent €93 m2018gap +3.2%budgeted €93 mspent €96 m2019gap +5.8%budgeted €96 mspent €102 m2020gap +8.5%budgeted €98 mspent €106 m2021gap +19%budgeted €102 mspent €122 m2022gap +10%budgeted €109 mspent €120 m2023gap +26%budgeted €106 mspent €134 m2024gap +8.6%budgeted €131 mspent €143 m2025gap +9.6%budgeted €139 mspent €152 m−10%0%+10%+20%+30%201720192021202320252017gap −6.2%budgeted €99 mspent €93 m2018gap +3.2%budgeted €93 mspent €96 m2019gap +5.8%budgeted €96 mspent €102 m2020gap +8.5%budgeted €98 mspent €106 m2021gap +19%budgeted €102 mspent €122 m2022gap +10%budgeted €109 mspent €120 m2023gap +26%budgeted €106 mspent €134 m2024gap +8.6%budgeted €131 mspent €143 m2025gap +9.6%budgeted €139 mspent €152 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€157 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€139 m€152 m+9.6%€143 m€170 m+19%
2024€131 m€143 m+8.6%€135 m€157 m+16%
2023€106 m€134 m+26%€110 m€143 m+31%
2022€109 m€120 m+10%€110 m€137 m+25%
2021€102 m€122 m+19%€104 m€126 m+21%
2020€98 m€106 m+8.5%€98 m€106 m+7.4%
2019€96 m€102 m+5.8%€95 m€100 m+4.8%
2018€93 m€96 m+3.2%€93 m€97 m+4.5%
2017€99 m€93 m−6.2%€99 m€93 m−6.4%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Meppel 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+20%€26 m
SafetyVeiligheid+7.2%€3.8 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−2.3%€9.0 m
EconomyEconomie−29%€5.4 m
EducationOnderwijs−3.0%€6.1 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+0.9%€14 m
Social domainSociaal domein+18%€72 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu−2.7%€12 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+15%€4.8 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+3.3%€14 m
Care and support (Wmo)+8.3%€10 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€21 m€26 m+20%
SafetyVeiligheid€3.6 m€3.8 m+7.2%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€9.2 m€9.0 m−2.3%
EconomyEconomie€7.6 m€5.4 m−29%
EducationOnderwijs€6.3 m€6.1 m−3.0%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€14 m€14 m+0.9%
Social domainSociaal domein€61 m€72 m+18%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€12 m€12 m−2.7%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€4.1 m€4.8 m+15%
Youth careJeugdhulp€13 m€14 m+3.3%
Care and support (Wmo)€9.3 m€10 m+8.3%

Drenthe

In Drenthe, 2025

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