Who makes decisions about Bornem?
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
- Proposal for a resolution by Gwendolyn Rutten, Stephanie D'Hose and Jasper Pillen on the need for transparency regarding the discussions and agreements within the framework of the addendum to the management contract with the VRT
- Proposal for a resolution by Jasper Pillen, Gwendolyn Rutten, Stephanie D'Hose, Lydia Peeters and Marianne Verhaert on an accelerated approach to unsafe bicycle 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
- Motion for a resolution on the introduction and implementation of an interfederal pact on health prevention.
- Motion for a resolution on the Tibet issue.
- Bill on the recognition of pesticide-related diseases as occupational diseases and the establishment of a Compensation Fund for victims of pesticides.
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 8 September 2026
- Jaarrekening 2025 - Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Bornem
- COVEMO - aanpassing statuten 2025-2032
- Addendum samenwerkingsovereenkomst Lokaal Signaal City of Things
- Toelageovereenkomst tussen gemeente Bornem en Muay Thai Sanctum
- Intergemeentelijke omgevingshandhavingscel (IGOHC): toetreding gemeente Puurs-Sint-Amands
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Oprichting interlokale vereniging Deeltijds Kunstonderwijs Muziek, Woord en Dans (AMWD) - Bornem en Puurs-Sint-Amands
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Jaarrekening 2025 - Gemeente en OCMW Bornem
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Notulen gemeenteraad 9 juni 2026
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Permit or land subdivision
- Addendum Energiearmoede - aanvulling bij het Energie- en Klimaatplan van Bornem
- Kennisname besluit gouverneur: klacht over het uitblijven van optreden tegen overhangende hagen
- Verhoging toelage FCS Mariekerke-Branst VZW
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Onderzoek naar de inzet van jobstudenten binnen politiezone Rivierenland (Vlaams Belang)
- Toestand fietspad Sint-Amandsesteenweg verslechtert (N-VA)
- Veiligheid en bereikbaarheid van OLVP tijdens de jaarmarkt (Vlaams Belang)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Einde samenwerking Toerisme Klein-Brabant – Scheldeland? (N-VA)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Subsidiereglement toelage op afvalkosten om medische redenen
- Retributiereglement op administratieve stukken en prestaties
- Prijssubsidiereglement AGB Bornem
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Bornem 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
€ 2,228 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
22% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,563 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
12% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,669 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
32% more than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 59 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Bornem spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 26%
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 19%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 12%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 6%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 6%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 5%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 5%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,980 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,563 (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 Bornem
In 2025, 141 organisations from Bornem received a total of € 20.8 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 BORNEM € 10,049,613
- SENIORENCENTRUM ONZE LIEVE VROUW VZW € 4,496,778
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN BORNEM € 2,538,546
- KATHOLIEKE SCHOLEN GROOT-BORNEM € 1,142,851
- JVS SERVICE € 1,086,486
Work contracted out by public bodies in Bornem
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.
We have not found any large public contracts from public bodies in this municipality yet.
Companies from Bornem that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Bornem won 4 public contracts across Belgium.
- BD MEDIA 2 contracts
- LARECO INFRA 1 contract
- BMW BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.