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Groningen · 27,825 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+12%Veendam spent €151 m in 2025, against €135 m budgeted.

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

Budget 2025€135 m

spent €151 m

Income gap+14%

€155 m received against €136 m budgeted

Place100

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20258 of 9
years over

Year by year

Veendam, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

−15%−10%−5%0%+5%+10%+15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap −13%budgeted €107 mspent €93 m2018gap +6.0%budgeted €94 mspent €99 m2019gap +8.7%budgeted €93 mspent €101 m2020gap +11%budgeted €98 mspent €109 m2021gap +7.9%budgeted €100 mspent €108 m2022gap +11%budgeted €109 mspent €121 m2023gap +12%budgeted €120 mspent €134 m2024gap +11%budgeted €128 mspent €142 m2025gap +12%budgeted €135 mspent €151 m−15%−10%−5%0%+5%+10%+15%201720192021202320252017gap −13%budgeted €107 mspent €93 m2018gap +6.0%budgeted €94 mspent €99 m2019gap +8.7%budgeted €93 mspent €101 m2020gap +11%budgeted €98 mspent €109 m2021gap +7.9%budgeted €100 mspent €108 m2022gap +11%budgeted €109 mspent €121 m2023gap +12%budgeted €120 mspent €134 m2024gap +11%budgeted €128 mspent €142 m2025gap +12%budgeted €135 mspent €151 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€141 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€135 m€151 m+12%€136 m€155 m+14%
2024€128 m€142 m+11%€128 m€147 m+15%
2023€120 m€134 m+12%€120 m€139 m+16%
2022€109 m€121 m+11%€112 m€132 m+18%
2021€100 m€108 m+7.9%€99 m€117 m+17%
2020€98 m€109 m+11%€96 m€111 m+16%
2019€93 m€101 m+8.7%€93 m€101 m+8.6%
2018€94 m€99 m+6.0%€94 m€97 m+2.9%
2017€107 m€93 m−13%€106 m€96 m−9.7%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Veendam 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+13%€32 m
SafetyVeiligheid+3.3%€2.6 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat+2.2%€4.9 m
EconomyEconomie−5.7%€3.0 m
EducationOnderwijs+13%€5.0 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+24%€13 m
Social domainSociaal domein+11%€79 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+21%€9.7 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+4.5%€2.9 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+6.2%€22 m
Care and support (Wmo)+14%€17 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€28 m€32 m+13%
SafetyVeiligheid€2.5 m€2.6 m+3.3%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€4.8 m€4.9 m+2.2%
EconomyEconomie€3.2 m€3.0 m−5.7%
EducationOnderwijs€4.5 m€5.0 m+13%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€10 m€13 m+24%
Social domainSociaal domein€71 m€79 m+11%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€8.0 m€9.7 m+21%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€2.7 m€2.9 m+4.5%
Youth careJeugdhulp€20 m€22 m+6.2%
Care and support (Wmo)€15 m€17 m+14%

Groningen

In Groningen, 2025

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