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Groningen · 65,067 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+11%Westerkwartier spent €241 m in 2025, against €217 m budgeted.

In 7 of the 9 years since 2017 Westerkwartier spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€217 m

spent €241 m

Income gap+13%

€242 m received against €214 m budgeted

Place118

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20257 of 9
years over

Year by year

Westerkwartier, year by year

What Westerkwartier 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 —budgeted —spent —2018gap —budgeted —spent —2019gap +9.1%budgeted €154 mspent €168 m2020gap +15%budgeted €156 mspent €179 m2021gap +11%budgeted €162 mspent €179 m2022gap +15%budgeted €174 mspent €200 m2023gap +13%budgeted €189 mspent €214 m2024gap +12%budgeted €205 mspent €231 m2025gap +11%budgeted €217 mspent €241 m0%+5%+10%+15%+20%201720192021202320252017gap —budgeted —spent —2018gap —budgeted —spent —2019gap +9.1%budgeted €154 mspent €168 m2020gap +15%budgeted €156 mspent €179 m2021gap +11%budgeted €162 mspent €179 m2022gap +15%budgeted €174 mspent €200 m2023gap +13%budgeted €189 mspent €214 m2024gap +12%budgeted €205 mspent €231 m2025gap +11%budgeted €217 mspent €241 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€227 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€217 m€241 m+11%€214 m€242 m+13%
2024€205 m€231 m+12%€204 m€236 m+16%
2023€189 m€214 m+13%€189 m€223 m+18%
2022€174 m€200 m+15%€176 m€215 m+22%
2021€162 m€179 m+11%€160 m€185 m+16%
2020€156 m€179 m+15%€154 m€180 m+16%
2019€154 m€168 m+9.1%€153 m€164 m+7.0%
2018——————
2017——————

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Westerkwartier 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+4.0%€42 m
SafetyVeiligheid−8.4%€6.1 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−0.7%€11 m
EconomyEconomie−26%€704,000
EducationOnderwijs−3.5%€7.6 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+2.4%€20 m
Social domainSociaal domein+25%€122 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu−5.5%€25 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+14%€7.3 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+38%€32 m
Care and support (Wmo)+9.3%€20 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€40 m€42 m+4.0%
SafetyVeiligheid€6.7 m€6.1 m−8.4%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€12 m€11 m−0.7%
EconomyEconomie€946,000€704,000−26%
EducationOnderwijs€7.8 m€7.6 m−3.5%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€19 m€20 m+2.4%
Social domainSociaal domein€98 m€122 m+25%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€26 m€25 m−5.5%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€6.4 m€7.3 m+14%
Youth careJeugdhulp€24 m€32 m+38%
Care and support (Wmo)€19 m€20 m+9.3%

Groningen

In Groningen, 2025

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