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Kontich

Province of Antwerpen · 21.894 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Kontich?

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?

We have not found any decisions from the last few months yet. Not every municipality publishes on Lokaal Beslist yet.

How does Kontich 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

€ 2,154 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

24% less than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 2,254 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

22% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 759 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

40% less than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 65 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Kontich 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 27%
  • Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 23%
  • Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
  • Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 11%
  • Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 8%
  • Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
  • Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
  • Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 4%
  • Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%
  • Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 2%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,651 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,254 (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 Kontich

In 2025, 291 organisations from Kontich received a total of € 108 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. SENIOR LIVING GROUP VLAANDEREN € 52,994,285
  2. SLG OPERATIES VLAANDEREN € 16,603,295
  3. GROUP-F DIENSTENCHEQUES € 14,824,537
  4. GEMEENTE KONTICH € 7,640,532
  5. PEGODE - PEGODE (DAVE - ADMINISTRATIE) € 3,472,827
See all subsidies in Kontich →

Work contracted out by public bodies in Kontich

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 3 contracts, worth € 690,271 in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

  1. Gemeente Kontich 2 contracts
  2. Kontich 1 contract

The latest contracts

Services 15 July 2026

Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

Aanstellen ontwerper en veiligheidscoördinator onderhoud: voetpaden en fietspaden 2026-2027-2028-2029

€ 208,600

maximum, over several years

Who pays?
Gemeente Kontich
Who carries it out?
SWECO
View the official notice

Services 16 January 2026

Financial and insurance services

Het afsluiten van diverse verzekeringen voor gemeente, OCMW en AGB Kontich

€ 218,927
Who pays?
Kontich
Who carries it out?
ETHIAS
View the official notice
See all contracts in Kontich →

Companies from Kontich that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Kontich won 45 public contracts across Belgium.

  1. CRONOS PUBLIC SERVICES 15 contracts
  2. CHEOPS TECHNOLOGY 4 contracts
  3. DISTRI-BIB 4 contracts
  4. ARTHREX 3 contracts
  5. 3P 3 contracts

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 →