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Who makes decisions about Kapellen?
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.
Recently discussed
- Call for transparency on budget cuts and advertising plans at VRT
- Proposal to shift funds towards fixing dangerous Flemish cycle paths
- Proposal to postpone and review cultural budget cuts in Flanders
Federal Chamber
The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.
Recently discussed
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
- Proposal to recognize the Tibetan government-in-exile and impose sanctions
- Bill to recognise and compensate pesticide-related occupational illnesses
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 21 September 2026
- Kennisname - Beleidsopvolgingsrapport K1 en K2 (2026). - Kennisname
- Jaarrekening 2025 - vaststelling deel gemeente. - Ter goedkeuring
- Besluit - JAC - samenwerkingsovereenkomst. - Goedgekeurd
- Staff matter
- Besluit - Jaarrekening 2025 Kerkfabriek Sint-Jacobus de Meerdere. - Goedgekeurd
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Kennisname - Actualiteitsvraag. - Kennisname
- Staff matter
- Goedkeuring notulen en zittingsverslag gemeenteraad van 29 juni 2026. - Ter goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Jaarrekening 2025 - geconsolideerde jaarrekening OCMW en gemeente Kapellen. - Ter goedkeuring
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Formatiewijziging Buitenschoolse Kinderopvang. - Ter kennisname
- Besluit - Toetreding tot Opdrachtencentrale vzw. - Goedgekeurd
- AAanpassing belastingreglement contantbelasting op afgifte van administratieve stukken. - Ter goedkeuring
- Huishoudelijk reglement voor de verhuur van zalen en materialen. - Ter goedkeuring
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Kapellen 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
€ 1,947 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
31% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 1,914 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
34% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,162 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
8% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 74 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Kapellen spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 28%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 20%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 16%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 12%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 6%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 3%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 3%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 2%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,314 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,914 (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 Kapellen
In 2025, 156 organisations from Kapellen received a total of € 22.8 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?
- GEMEENTE KAPELLEN € 9,472,459
- WOONZORGCENTRUM WELVAART € 4,673,410
- PINKELTJE € 1,918,195
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN KAPELLEN € 1,607,551
- ABSOLUTE SERVICE € 1,550,755
Work contracted out by public bodies in Kapellen
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 2 contracts, worth € 716,054 in total.
Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?
- Kapellen 2 contracts
The latest contracts
Services 8 June 2026
Provision of services to the community
Organisatie buitenschoolse kinderopvang (BOA-decreet)
€ 328,954
- Who pays?
- Kapellen
- Who carries it out?
- FERM KINDEROPVANG
Companies from Kapellen that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Kapellen won 2 public contracts across Belgium.
- TACTICS 2 contracts
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.