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Groningen · 12,579 inhabitants

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+14%Pekela spent €68 m in 2025, against €60 m budgeted.

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

Budget 2025€60 m

spent €68 m

Income gap+25%

€72 m received against €58 m budgeted

Place62

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20258 of 9
years over

Year by year

Pekela, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +1.8%budgeted €42 mspent €43 m2018gap +8.6%budgeted €41 mspent €45 m2019gap +5.5%budgeted €42 mspent €44 m2020gap +5.9%budgeted €43 mspent €46 m2021gap −1.2%budgeted €45 mspent €44 m2022gap +9.2%budgeted €48 mspent €52 m2023gap +32%budgeted €49 mspent €65 m2024gap +20%budgeted €55 mspent €66 m2025gap +14%budgeted €60 mspent €68 m−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%201720192021202320252017gap +1.8%budgeted €42 mspent €43 m2018gap +8.6%budgeted €41 mspent €45 m2019gap +5.5%budgeted €42 mspent €44 m2020gap +5.9%budgeted €43 mspent €46 m2021gap −1.2%budgeted €45 mspent €44 m2022gap +9.2%budgeted €48 mspent €52 m2023gap +32%budgeted €49 mspent €65 m2024gap +20%budgeted €55 mspent €66 m2025gap +14%budgeted €60 mspent €68 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€65 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€60 m€68 m+14%€58 m€72 m+25%
2024€55 m€66 m+20%€53 m€70 m+31%
2023€49 m€65 m+32%€50 m€67 m+34%
2022€48 m€52 m+9.2%€48 m€61 m+29%
2021€45 m€44 m−1.2%€44 m€48 m+9.0%
2020€43 m€46 m+5.9%€42 m€48 m+14%
2019€42 m€44 m+5.5%€41 m€45 m+11%
2018€41 m€45 m+8.6%€41 m€45 m+11%
2017€42 m€43 m+1.8%€41 m€43 m+6.0%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Pekela 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−6.6%€10 m
SafetyVeiligheid+1.5%€1.5 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−17%€2.0 m
EconomyEconomie+19%€595,000
EducationOnderwijs+15%€2.2 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+12%€3.7 m
Social domainSociaal domein+23%€40 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+1.6%€4.8 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+47%€3.2 m
Youth careJeugdhulp−13%€8.4 m
Care and support (Wmo)+8.5%€4.8 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€11 m€10 m−6.6%
SafetyVeiligheid€1.5 m€1.5 m+1.5%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€2.4 m€2.0 m−17%
EconomyEconomie€498,000€595,000+19%
EducationOnderwijs€1.9 m€2.2 m+15%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€3.4 m€3.7 m+12%
Social domainSociaal domein€32 m€40 m+23%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€4.7 m€4.8 m+1.6%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€2.2 m€3.2 m+47%
Youth careJeugdhulp€9.7 m€8.4 m−13%
Care and support (Wmo)€4.4 m€4.8 m+8.5%

Groningen

In Groningen, 2025

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