Berlaar

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 Berlaar 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, € 248 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Berlaar 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 33%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 18%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 12%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 9%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 8%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 5%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 3%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,419 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,205 (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 Berlaar

In 2025, 64 organisations from Berlaar received a total of € 51.1 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. ZORGGROEP ZUSTERS VAN BERLAAR € 41.4 million€ 41,376,436
2. GEMEENTE BERLAAR € 5.6 million€ 5,557,242
3. LILY € 1.3 million€ 1,346,516
4. DOMUS € 1 million€ 1,004,060
5. CHRISTELIJKE SCHOLEN BRILJANT € 652,601

Work contracted out by public bodies in Berlaar

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 € 1.1 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Gemeente Berlaar 1 contract

The latest contracts