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Limburg · 10,106 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+4.7%Vaals spent €46 m in 2025, against €44 m budgeted.

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

Budget 2025€44 m

spent €46 m

Income gap+10%

€49 m received against €44 m budgeted

Place259

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9
years over

Year by year

Vaals, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

0%+5%+10%+15%+20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +5.3%budgeted €27 mspent €29 m2018gap +7.1%budgeted €28 mspent €30 m2019gap +6.0%budgeted €29 mspent €31 m2020gap +7.2%budgeted €32 mspent €34 m2021gap +9.0%budgeted €32 mspent €34 m2022gap +10%budgeted €34 mspent €38 m2023gap +15%budgeted €38 mspent €44 m2024gap +16%budgeted €42 mspent €49 m2025gap +4.7%budgeted €44 mspent €46 m0%+5%+10%+15%+20%201720192021202320252017gap +5.3%budgeted €27 mspent €29 m2018gap +7.1%budgeted €28 mspent €30 m2019gap +6.0%budgeted €29 mspent €31 m2020gap +7.2%budgeted €32 mspent €34 m2021gap +9.0%budgeted €32 mspent €34 m2022gap +10%budgeted €34 mspent €38 m2023gap +15%budgeted €38 mspent €44 m2024gap +16%budgeted €42 mspent €49 m2025gap +4.7%budgeted €44 mspent €46 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€47 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€44 m€46 m+4.7%€44 m€49 m+10%
2024€42 m€49 m+16%€42 m€46 m+10%
2023€38 m€44 m+15%€38 m€45 m+19%
2022€34 m€38 m+10%€34 m€43 m+24%
2021€32 m€34 m+9.0%€31 m€34 m+9.9%
2020€32 m€34 m+7.2%€31 m€33 m+9.1%
2019€29 m€31 m+6.0%€29 m€30 m+5.4%
2018€28 m€30 m+7.1%€27 m€29 m+5.8%
2017€27 m€29 m+5.3%€27 m€27 m+2.3%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Vaals 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+3.8%€10 m
SafetyVeiligheid+5.9%€2.1 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat+5.3%€2.7 m
EconomyEconomie+24%€426,000
EducationOnderwijs−2.7%€1.0 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+13%€4.7 m
Social domainSociaal domein+1.9%€19 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu−5.6%€4.3 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+48%€2.4 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+2.2%€2.4 m
Care and support (Wmo)+5.2%€2.5 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€9.8 m€10 m+3.8%
SafetyVeiligheid€1.9 m€2.1 m+5.9%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€2.6 m€2.7 m+5.3%
EconomyEconomie€344,000€426,000+24%
EducationOnderwijs€1.1 m€1.0 m−2.7%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€4.1 m€4.7 m+13%
Social domainSociaal domein€18 m€19 m+1.9%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€4.6 m€4.3 m−5.6%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€1.6 m€2.4 m+48%
Youth careJeugdhulp€2.3 m€2.4 m+2.2%
Care and support (Wmo)€2.4 m€2.5 m+5.2%

Limburg

In Limburg, 2025

Of the 31 municipalities in Limburg, 1 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Limburg →