Hoogstraten

Province of Antwerpen · 22.525 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Hoogstraten?

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?

We have not found any decisions from the last few months yet. Not every municipality publishes on Lokaal Beslist yet.

How does Hoogstraten 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

€ 2,919 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

about the same as the Flemish average

Spending

€ 2,971 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

about the same as the Flemish average

Debt

€ 1,375 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

8% more than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 348 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Hoogstraten spend the most on?

Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).

Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 28%
Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 22%
Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 18%
Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 8%
Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 8%
Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 3%
Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,173 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,971 (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 Hoogstraten

In 2025, 178 organisations from Hoogstraten received a total of € 28.9 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?

STAD HOOGSTRATEN € 12,439,214
OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN HOOGSTRATEN € 6,784,867
MIRHO € 4,202,191
PROEFCENTRUM HOOGSTRATEN € 2,904,748
SCHOONMAAKBEDRIJF PICO BELLO € 901,172

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Work contracted out by public bodies in Hoogstraten

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 4 contracts, worth € 13.1 million in total.