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Zeeland · 50,439 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+7.3%Middelburg (Z.) spent €230 m in 2025, against €214 m budgeted.

In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 Middelburg (Z.) spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€214 m

spent €230 m

Income gap+14%

€250 m received against €219 m budgeted

Place198

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9
years over

Year by year

Middelburg (Z.), year by year

What Middelburg (Z.) 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%+14%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +12%budgeted €141 mspent €159 m2018gap +8.6%budgeted €147 mspent €159 m2019gap +11%budgeted €150 mspent €167 m2020gap +6.7%budgeted €159 mspent €169 m2021gap +4.6%budgeted €165 mspent €173 m2022gap +10%budgeted €172 mspent €190 m2023gap +8.4%budgeted €181 mspent €197 m2024gap +6.6%budgeted €201 mspent €214 m2025gap +7.3%budgeted €214 mspent €230 m0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%201720192021202320252017gap +12%budgeted €141 mspent €159 m2018gap +8.6%budgeted €147 mspent €159 m2019gap +11%budgeted €150 mspent €167 m2020gap +6.7%budgeted €159 mspent €169 m2021gap +4.6%budgeted €165 mspent €173 m2022gap +10%budgeted €172 mspent €190 m2023gap +8.4%budgeted €181 mspent €197 m2024gap +6.6%budgeted €201 mspent €214 m2025gap +7.3%budgeted €214 mspent €230 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€231 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€214 m€230 m+7.3%€219 m€250 m+14%
2024€201 m€214 m+6.6%€204 m€254 m+25%
2023€181 m€197 m+8.4%€185 m€218 m+17%
2022€172 m€190 m+10%€174 m€203 m+17%
2021€165 m€173 m+4.6%€165 m€180 m+9.2%
2020€159 m€169 m+6.7%€155 m€169 m+8.9%
2019€150 m€167 m+11%€150 m€161 m+7.2%
2018€147 m€159 m+8.6%€145 m€159 m+9.6%
2017€141 m€159 m+12%€139 m€161 m+16%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Middelburg (Z.) 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+2.8%€33 m
SafetyVeiligheid+6.8%€8.5 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−6.4%€17 m
EconomyEconomie+129%€5.7 m
EducationOnderwijs−4.7%€9.0 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+20%€24 m
Social domainSociaal domein+7.7%€107 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+4.3%€21 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+3.1%€5.1 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+9.6%€25 m
Care and support (Wmo)+3.0%€15 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€32 m€33 m+2.8%
SafetyVeiligheid€7.9 m€8.5 m+6.8%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€18 m€17 m−6.4%
EconomyEconomie€2.5 m€5.7 m+129%
EducationOnderwijs€9.4 m€9.0 m−4.7%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€20 m€24 m+20%
Social domainSociaal domein€99 m€107 m+7.7%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€20 m€21 m+4.3%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€4.9 m€5.1 m+3.1%
Youth careJeugdhulp€23 m€25 m+9.6%
Care and support (Wmo)€14 m€15 m+3.0%

Zeeland

In Zeeland, 2025

Of the 13 municipalities in Zeeland, 2 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Zeeland →