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Puurs-Sint-Amands

Province of Antwerpen · 27.389 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Puurs-Sint-Amands?

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.

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Federal Chamber

The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.

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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 12 October 2026

Meeting of 7 September 2026

Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.

How does Puurs-Sint-Amands 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

€ 2,767 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

about the same as the Flemish average

Spending

€ 2,641 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

9% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 2,118 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

67% more than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 37 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Puurs-Sint-Amands 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 31%
  • Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 17%
  • Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 15%
  • Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 10%
  • Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 8%
  • Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
  • Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 5%
  • Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 4%
  • Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 3%
  • Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,483 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,641 (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 Puurs-Sint-Amands

In 2025, 194 organisations from Puurs-Sint-Amands received a total of € 82 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. GRAVENKASTEEL € 42,014,098
  2. GEMEENTE PUURS-SINT-AMANDS € 11,712,380
  3. NEKTARI - NEKTARI VZW (CAMPUS FLEXPACK) € 7,910,304
  4. ZORGBEDRIJF KLEIN-BRABANT € 4,406,119
  5. CURACARE € 4,193,757
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Work contracted out by public bodies in Puurs-Sint-Amands

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 6 contracts, worth € 15.4 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

  1. Gemeente Puurs-Sint-Amands 4 contracts
  2. Zorgbedrijf Klein-Brabant 1 contract
  3. AGB Puurs-Sint-Amands 1 contract

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Companies from Puurs-Sint-Amands that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Puurs-Sint-Amands won 2 public contracts across Belgium.

  1. NEKTARI - NEKTARI VZW (CAMPUS FLEXPACK) 1 contract
  2. ASBEST CONSULTING 1 contract

What is not here yet?

  • The decisions of your municipal council.
  • Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.

See also where our tax money goes across Belgium →