Construction works 12 March 2026
Building installation work
kolonie fase 6 - perceel 11 - elektriciteit museum en graanschuur
- Who pays?
- Gemeente Merksplas
- Who carry it out?
- Not stated
Who makes decisions about Merksplas?
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 28 September 2026
- Voorlopige vaststelling ontwerp gemeentelijk ruimtelijk uitvoeringsplan (RUP) 'Widar'.
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Politieverordening gemeente Merksplas inzake overlast, privatief gebruik en veiligheid en gemak van doorgang op de openbare weg en openbare gezondheid en veiligheid. Wijziging.
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Retributiereglement op het ophalen en verwerken van snoeihout vanaf 1 januari 2027 tot en met 31 december 2031.
- VZW 't Pleckske. Wijziging vertegenwoordiger van de gemeente.
- Kerkfabriek Sint Willibrordus Merksplas. Budget 2027. Kennisname.
- Protocolakkoord met parket betreffende de gemeentelijke administratieve sancties GAS2 en GAS3 enerzijds en GAS4 anderzijds. Goedkeuring.
- Hulpverleningszone Taxandria. Zonale Politieverordening houdende maatregelen tot het voorkomen en bestrijden van brand in Publiek Toegankelijke Inrichtingen. Goedkeuring.
- Voorlopige vaststelling ontwerp gemeentelijk ruimtelijk uitvoeringsplan (RUP) fruitteelt.
- Gemeenschappelijke Interne Dienst voor Preventie en Bescherming op het Werk (GiD PBW). Wijziging vertegenwoordiger van de gemeente in het beheerscomité.
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Merksplas 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
€ 2,304 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
19% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,470 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
15% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,243 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
about the same as the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 48 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Merksplas 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 31%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 19%
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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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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 9%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 9%
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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 2%
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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 2%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 0%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,748 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,470 (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 Merksplas
In 2025, 70 organisations from Merksplas received a total of € 8.4 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 MERKSPLAS - HOOFDZETEL VAN : GEMEENTELIJKE BASISSCHOOL -QWORZO € 5,096,414
- WOONMAATSCHAPPIJ DE NOORDERKEMPEN € 1,931,584
- WIDAR € 482,156
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MERKSPLAS € 422,229
- HARTENBAKKER € 200,074
Work contracted out by public bodies in Merksplas
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 € 0 in total.
Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?
- Gemeente Merksplas 1 contract
The latest contracts
Companies from Merksplas that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Merksplas won 3 public contracts across Belgium.
- VERMETTEN WEGENBOUW 3 contracts
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.