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Groningen · 25,267 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+1.2%Westerwolde spent €138 m in 2025, against €137 m budgeted.

In 7 of the 9 years since 2017 Westerwolde spent more than it budgeted. 1 year of the 9 broke a rule.

Budget 2025€137 m

spent €138 m

Income gap+15%

€154 m received against €133 m budgeted

Place314

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20257 of 9
years over

Year by year

Westerwolde, year by year

What Westerwolde 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 —2018budget not filed2019gap +9.2%budgeted €83 mspent €91 m2020gap +12%budgeted €86 mspent €97 m2021gap +4.8%budgeted €91 mspent €96 m2022gap +12%budgeted €95 mspent €106 m2023gap +17%budgeted €102 mspent €120 m2024gap +13%budgeted €119 mspent €135 m2025gap +1.2%budgeted €137 mspent €138 m0%+5%+10%+15%+20%201720192021202320252017gap —budgeted —spent —2018budget not filed2019gap +9.2%budgeted €83 mspent €91 m2020gap +12%budgeted €86 mspent €97 m2021gap +4.8%budgeted €91 mspent €96 m2022gap +12%budgeted €95 mspent €106 m2023gap +17%budgeted €102 mspent €120 m2024gap +13%budgeted €119 mspent €135 m2025gap +1.2%budgeted €137 mspent €138 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€138 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€137 m€138 m+1.2%€133 m€154 m+15%
2024€119 m€135 m+13%€120 m€138 m+15%
2023€102 m€120 m+17%€102 m€124 m+22%
2022€95 m€106 m+12%€94 m€115 m+22%
2021€91 m€96 m+4.8%€91 m€104 m+14%
2020€86 m€97 m+12%€86 m€97 m+13%
2019€83 m€91 m+9.2%€83 m€90 m+8.7%
2018—€88 mbudget not filed—€87 m—
2017——————

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Westerwolde 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+12%€25 m
SafetyVeiligheid+13%€4.7 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat+6.5%€5.1 m
EconomyEconomie−19%€510,000
EducationOnderwijs−1.1%€13 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+2.1%€11 m
Social domainSociaal domein+6.6%€63 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu−6.2%€11 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing−52%€4.7 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+28%€15 m
Care and support (Wmo)+19%€13 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€22 m€25 m+12%
SafetyVeiligheid€4.2 m€4.7 m+13%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€4.7 m€5.1 m+6.5%
EconomyEconomie€629,000€510,000−19%
EducationOnderwijs€13 m€13 m−1.1%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€11 m€11 m+2.1%
Social domainSociaal domein€59 m€63 m+6.6%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€12 m€11 m−6.2%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€9.7 m€4.7 m−52%
Youth careJeugdhulp€11 m€15 m+28%
Care and support (Wmo)€11 m€13 m+19%

Groningen

In Groningen, 2025

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