Groningen · 32,110 inhabitants
BUDGET met?
+9.6%Stadskanaal spent €169 m in 2025, against €155 m budgeted.
In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 Stadskanaal spent more than it budgeted.
Budget 2025€155 m
spent €169 m
Income gap+14%
€174 m received against €153 m budgeted
Place147
of 342, the highest gap first, 2025
2017–20259 of 9
years over
Year by year
Stadskanaal, year by year
What Stadskanaal budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.
Spending against the budget
| Year | Budgeted | Spent | Gap | Income budgeted | Income | Income gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €159 m | the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow | ||||
| 2025 | €155 m | €169 m | +9.6% | €153 m | €174 m | +14% |
| 2024 | €142 m | €157 m | +11% | €144 m | €163 m | +13% |
| 2023 | €130 m | €150 m | +15% | €132 m | €158 m | +20% |
| 2022 | €124 m | €139 m | +13% | €120 m | €146 m | +21% |
| 2021 | €123 m | €123 m | +0.4% | €115 m | €125 m | +8.7% |
| 2020 | €118 m | €122 m | +3.9% | €113 m | €121 m | +7.1% |
| 2019 | €115 m | €120 m | +3.7% | €110 m | €112 m | +2.3% |
| 2018 | €109 m | €116 m | +6.4% | €108 m | €111 m | +3.5% |
| 2017 | €105 m | €114 m | +8.3% | €104 m | €110 m | +6.1% |
Areas
By policy area, 2025
Where Stadskanaal moved from its budget in 2025: every main policy area, and youth care and Wmo care inside the social domain.
| Policy area | Budget 2025 | Spent | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning | €19 m | €21 m | +10% |
| SafetyVeiligheid | €3.3 m | €3.6 m | +8.3% |
| Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat | €11 m | €11 m | −6.9% |
| EconomyEconomie | €429,000 | €478,000 | +11% |
| EducationOnderwijs | €5.2 m | €5.8 m | +13% |
| Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie | €7.3 m | €8.0 m | +9.0% |
| Social domainSociaal domein | €94 m | €102 m | +8.5% |
| Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu | €10.0 m | €13 m | +35% |
| Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing | €3.5 m | €4.1 m | +17% |
| Youth careJeugdhulp | €17 m | €18 m | +3.5% |
| Care and support (Wmo) | €21 m | €20 m | −3.8% |
Groningen
In Groningen, 2025
Of the 10 municipalities in Groningen, 0 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Groningen →