Utrecht · 70,779 inhabitants
BUDGET met?
+12%Veenendaal spent €277 m in 2025, against €247 m budgeted.
In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 Veenendaal spent more than it budgeted.
Budget 2025€247 m
spent €277 m
Income gap+21%
€294 m received against €243 m budgeted
Place94
of 342, the highest gap first, 2025
2017–20259 of 9
years over
Year by year
Veenendaal, year by year
What Veenendaal 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 | €269 m | the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow | ||||
| 2025 | €247 m | €277 m | +12% | €243 m | €294 m | +21% |
| 2024 | €229 m | €264 m | +15% | €226 m | €268 m | +18% |
| 2023 | €216 m | €243 m | +13% | €214 m | €244 m | +14% |
| 2022 | €192 m | €226 m | +18% | €193 m | €244 m | +27% |
| 2021 | €192 m | €193 m | +0.3% | €189 m | €199 m | +5.3% |
| 2020 | €186 m | €193 m | +3.4% | €182 m | €195 m | +7.3% |
| 2019 | €182 m | €191 m | +4.7% | €177 m | €180 m | +1.6% |
| 2018 | €174 m | €183 m | +5.1% | €170 m | €177 m | +4.2% |
| 2017 | €166 m | €177 m | +6.6% | €162 m | €177 m | +9.0% |
Areas
By policy area, 2025
Where Veenendaal 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 | €41 m | €44 m | +6.8% |
| SafetyVeiligheid | €8.1 m | €7.8 m | −3.6% |
| Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat | €15 m | €15 m | +0.7% |
| EconomyEconomie | €3.4 m | €4.6 m | +33% |
| EducationOnderwijs | €11 m | €11 m | +3.0% |
| Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie | €26 m | €27 m | +5.3% |
| Social domainSociaal domein | €115 m | €137 m | +19% |
| Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu | €22 m | €22 m | +2.2% |
| Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing | €6.1 m | €8.7 m | +44% |
| Youth careJeugdhulp | €29 m | €36 m | +23% |
| Care and support (Wmo) | €20 m | €26 m | +29% |
Utrecht
In Utrecht, 2025
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