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Zuid-Holland · 130,836 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

−2.0%Zoetermeer spent €528 m in 2025, against €539 m budgeted.

In 6 of the 9 years since 2017 Zoetermeer spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€539 m

spent €528 m

Income gap+8.7%

€531 m received against €488 m budgeted

Place337

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20256 of 9
years over

Year by year

Zoetermeer, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

−5%0%+5%+10%+15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap −4.6%budgeted €360 mspent €344 m2018gap −4.9%budgeted €360 mspent €343 m2019gap +2.5%budgeted €350 mspent €358 m2020gap +11%budgeted €356 mspent €396 m2021gap +2.0%budgeted €378 mspent €386 m2022gap +7.0%budgeted €393 mspent €420 m2023gap +10%budgeted €430 mspent €473 m2024gap +8.4%budgeted €479 mspent €519 m2025gap −2.0%budgeted €539 mspent €528 m−5%0%+5%+10%+15%201720192021202320252017gap −4.6%budgeted €360 mspent €344 m2018gap −4.9%budgeted €360 mspent €343 m2019gap +2.5%budgeted €350 mspent €358 m2020gap +11%budgeted €356 mspent €396 m2021gap +2.0%budgeted €378 mspent €386 m2022gap +7.0%budgeted €393 mspent €420 m2023gap +10%budgeted €430 mspent €473 m2024gap +8.4%budgeted €479 mspent €519 m2025gap −2.0%budgeted €539 mspent €528 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€533 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€539 m€528 m−2.0%€488 m€531 m+8.7%
2024€479 m€519 m+8.4%€464 m€504 m+8.6%
2023€430 m€473 m+10%€421 m€471 m+12%
2022€393 m€420 m+7.0%€389 m€448 m+15%
2021€378 m€386 m+2.0%€365 m€392 m+7.4%
2020€356 m€396 m+11%€348 m€480 m+38%
2019€350 m€358 m+2.5%€341 m€353 m+3.3%
2018€360 m€343 m−4.9%€355 m€345 m−2.8%
2017€360 m€344 m−4.6%€363 m€336 m−7.4%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Zoetermeer 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−8.2%€75 m
SafetyVeiligheid−6.6%€20 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−4.1%€29 m
EconomyEconomie−9.9%€6.5 m
EducationOnderwijs+12%€29 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie−11%€51 m
Social domainSociaal domein+5.6%€261 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu−15%€33 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing−20%€23 m
Youth careJeugdhulp−4.4%€71 m
Care and support (Wmo)−8.8%€26 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€82 m€75 m−8.2%
SafetyVeiligheid€22 m€20 m−6.6%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€30 m€29 m−4.1%
EconomyEconomie€7.2 m€6.5 m−9.9%
EducationOnderwijs€26 m€29 m+12%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€57 m€51 m−11%
Social domainSociaal domein€247 m€261 m+5.6%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€39 m€33 m−15%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€28 m€23 m−20%
Youth careJeugdhulp€75 m€71 m−4.4%
Care and support (Wmo)€29 m€26 m−8.8%

Zuid-Holland

In Zuid-Holland, 2025

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