Aartselaar

What did the municipal council decide?

The items the municipal council dealt with in recent months. Items about individuals (staff, permits, councillors’ questions…) are shown without details.

Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.

How does Aartselaar handle money?

From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 131 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Aartselaar spend the most on?

Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).

• Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 28%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 15%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 15%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 14%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 11%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 6%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 5%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,417 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,273 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).

Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.

Subsidies for organisations from Aartselaar

In 2025, 147 organisations from Aartselaar received a total of € 8 million in subsidies.

The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.

Who received the most?

1. GEMEENTE AARTSELAAR € 5.2 million€ 5,159,731
2. KINDEROPVANG SPEEL-GOED € 1.2 million€ 1,155,201
3. SCASJ € 310,677
4. CENTRUM VOOR EXPERTISE EN ADVIES INZAKE PREVENTIE EN INTERVENTIE MET BETREKKING TOT RADICALISME EN EXTRIMISME € 271,665
5. AQUAFIN € 249,921

Work contracted out by public bodies in Aartselaar

These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.

In 2026, they awarded 54 contracts, worth € 263.9 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Aquafin NV 53 contracts
2. Gemeente Aartselaar 1 contract

The latest contracts

Companies from Aartselaar that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Aartselaar won 11 public contracts across Belgium.

1. ALPHABET BELGIUM LONG TERM RENTAL 5 contracts
2. SECUTEC 2 contracts
3. SPOT BUY CENTER 2 contracts
4. DE CENTRALE VERWARMING VAN DEN BRANDEN-MARYNEN EN CO 1 contract
5. FLASH SERVICES BELGIUM 1 contract