Who makes decisions about Ravels?
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 5 October 2026
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Reglement van orde van het politiecollege specifieke bepalingen m.b.t. de gemeenteraad - Kennisneming
- Permit or land subdivision
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Staff matter
- Politiezone: jaarrekening 2025 - goedkeuring Toezicht Lokale Politie - Kennisneming
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Samenwerkingsovereenkomst Ravels - Woonmaatschappij De Noorderkempen: realisatie van het bindend sociaal objectief - Goedkeuring
- Politiezone Keno: Vaststelling eindrekening op 30 april 2025 - Goedkeuring
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Weg- en rioleringswerken Boomgaardstraat, Vaartstraat en Kampdijk: uitvoering: lastvoorwaarden - Goedkeuring
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
Meeting of 7 September 2026
- VDAB: samenwerkingsovereenkomst adviesbevoegdheid betreffende indicering in kader van het decreet collectief maatwerk en het decreet individueel maatwerk en mandaat ILV Noorderkempen - Goedkeuring
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Rapportering over de voorafgaande controle van de wettigheid en regelmatigheid van de voorgenomen verbintenissen (visum) in 2025 - Kennisneming
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Retributiereglement kerkgebouw Sint-Servatius - Goedkeuring
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Politiezone: gemeentelijke dotatie 2026 budgetwijziging 1 - Goedkeuring
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Gebruiksreglement kerkgebouw Sint-Servatius - Goedkeuring
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Michiel: meerjarenplan 2026-2031: wijziging - Goedkeuring
- Staff matter
- Flankerend onderwijsbeleid: urenpakketten schooljaar 2026-2027 - Goedkeuring
- Programmatie De Wouwer vzw: Algemene Vergadering - Goedkeuring
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Ravels 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
€ 2,075 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
27% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,023 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
30% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 57 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
96% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 316 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Ravels 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 27%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 20%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 13%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 13%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 8%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 8%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 2%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,715 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,023 (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 Ravels
In 2025, 97 organisations from Ravels received a total of € 17.4 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 RAVELS € 8,499,854
- HOME O.-L.-VROUW VAN DE KEMPEN € 4,823,448
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN RAVELS € 1,463,165
- NININAKRI € 1,395,200
- VOERMANS € 335,627
Work contracted out by public bodies in Ravels
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.
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.