Services 28 September 2026
Refuse collection services
Huis-aan-huisophaling restafval vanaf januari 2027
€ 342,368
- Who pays?
- Gemeente Schelle
- Who carries it out?
- RENEWI
Who makes decisions about Schelle?
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 1 October 2026
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Mededeling van ingekomen stukken.
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Schoolreglement Gemeentelijke Basisschool ‘De Klim’ 01.09.2026 - Goedkeuring.
- Besluit van de gouverneur betreffende de begrotingswijziging van de politiezone Rupel dienstjaar 2026 - Aktename.
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Protocolakkoord betreffende de gemeentelijke administratieve sancties GAS2 en GAS3 - Gemengde inbreuken - Aktename.
- Kennisgeving collegebesluit omtrent behoud postkantoor Schelle - Kennisname.
- Subsidiereglement Infrastructuur Kinderopvang VIPA - Goedkeuring.
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Mededeling van ingekomen stukken. - Geheime zitting
- Organisatie van een overlegmoment met de adviesraden over de toekomst van Schelle - Goedkeuring.
- Gratis deelname voor ondernemers uit Schelle aan gemeentelijke georganiseerde netwerkevenementen - Goedkeuring.
- Besluit van de gouverneur betreffende de jaarrekening 2025 van de politiezone Rupel - Aktename.
Meeting of 27 August 2026
- Amendement: Delegatie bevoegdheid aanvullende verkeersreglementen. - Verworpen
- Retributie middagtoezicht gemeentelijke basisschool De Klim - Goedkeuring. - Goedgekeurd
- Delegatie bevoegdheid aanvullende verkeersreglementen - Goedkeuring.
- Jaarrekening 2025: deel gemeente en OCMW - Goedkeuring.
- Procedure klachtenbehandeling - Jaarlijkse rapportering klachten - Kennisname.
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Huishoudelijk reglement gemeenteraad 2025-2030 aanpassing - Goedkeuring.
- Jaarrekening 2025: gedeelte gemeente - Goedkeuring.
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Advies jaarrekening 2025 St. Petrus en Paulus - Goedkeuring. - Goedgekeurd
- Financiële rapportering 30/06/2026 - Aktename.
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Schelle 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
€ 2,209 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
22% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,397 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
17% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 2,613 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
about 2,1 times as much as the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? No: day-to-day running costs and repaying loans cost € 19 per inhabitant more than came in.
What did Schelle 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 21%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 18%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 17%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 12%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 8%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 5%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 2%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,706 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,397 (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 Schelle
In 2025, 51 organisations from Schelle received a total of € 7.4 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?
- GEMEENTE SCHELLE € 3,338,905
- FAMILIEHOF € 2,895,672
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN SCHELLE € 259,056
- LINOAH € 242,572
- STUDIO 100 € 207,482
Work contracted out by public bodies in Schelle
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 € 342,368 in total.
Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?
- Gemeente Schelle 1 contract
The latest contracts
Companies from Schelle that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Schelle won 3 public contracts across Belgium.
- BESIX INFRA 3 contracts
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.