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Brasschaat

Province of Antwerpen · 38.529 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Brasschaat?

Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.

Your municipality

The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.

We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.

Flemish Parliament

The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.

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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.

Meeting of 31 August 2026

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

How does Brasschaat 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.

Revenue

€ 2,250 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

21% less than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 2,490 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

14% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 1,058 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

17% less than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 119 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Brasschaat spend the most on?

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

  • Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 28%
  • Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 28%
  • Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 13%
  • Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 9%
  • Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 8%
  • Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
  • Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
  • Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
  • Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 1%
  • Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,653 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,490 (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 Brasschaat

In 2025, 232 organisations from Brasschaat received a total of € 185.1 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. VULPIA VLAANDEREN € 91,531,771
  2. OLO-ROTONDE € 42,576,292
  3. GEMEENTE BRASSCHAAT € 14,066,952
  4. ARALEA € 5,392,940
  5. HEROPBEURING € 4,978,951
See all subsidies in Brasschaat →

Work contracted out by public bodies in Brasschaat

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 7 contracts, worth € 15.2 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

  1. Gemeente Brasschaat 7 contracts

The latest contracts

Services 8 September 2026

Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Groenonderhoud in de gemeente Brasschaat voorbehouden aan sociale werkplaatsen 2025

€ 5,359,756
Who carries it out?
ARALEA
View the official notice
See all contracts in Brasschaat →

Companies from Brasschaat that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Brasschaat won 5 public contracts across Belgium.

  1. ARALEA 3 contracts
  2. NOORDHEUVEL 2 contracts
  3. ONZEA DRUKKERIJ - PAPIERHANDEL 1 contract

What is not here yet?

  • The decisions of your municipal council.
  • Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.

See also where our tax money goes across Belgium →