Niel

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 Niel 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? No: day-to-day running costs and repaying loans cost € 27 per inhabitant more than came in.

What did Niel 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 39%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 20%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 8%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 6%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 2%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 0%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,518 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,752 (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 Niel

In 2025, 63 organisations from Niel received a total of € 9.4 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 NIEL € 4.7 million€ 4,701,323
2. ABC INVEST € 1.7 million€ 1,719,622
3. COVARI € 500,000
4. NSX € 399,588
5. PETS & PLANET € 395,481

Work contracted out by public bodies in Niel

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 1 contracts, worth € 20.5 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. v.z.w. Woon-en Zorgcentrum Maria Boodschap 1 contract

The latest contracts

Companies from Niel that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Niel won 3 public contracts across Belgium.

1. UNITED CONSULTING 2 contracts
2. AIRCRAFT REFUELLER COMPANY 1 contract