Mortsel

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 Mortsel 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, € 13 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Mortsel spend the most on?

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

• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 24%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 23%
• Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 20%
• 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 5%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 3%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,642 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 3,327 (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 Mortsel

In 2025, 163 organisations from Mortsel received a total of € 31.5 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. STAD MORTSEL € 10.3 million€ 10,291,211
2. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MORTSEL € 7.7 million€ 7,727,507
3. AGFA-GEVAERT € 5.7 million€ 5,668,025
4. OPNIEUW & CO - OPNIEUW EN CO VZW € 2.3 million€ 2,250,904
5. BIBICHE.BE € 1.2 million€ 1,225,666

Work contracted out by public bodies in Mortsel

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 4 contracts, worth € 1.3 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Stad Mortsel 2 contracts
2. OCMW Mortsel 1 contract
3. Lokale Politie Zone MINOS 1 contract

The latest contracts

Companies from Mortsel that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Mortsel won 1 public contracts across Belgium.

1. MOBITEL 1 contract