Zaventem

Province of Vlaams-Brabant · 37.518 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Zaventem?

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 Zaventem 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

€ 2,370 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

17% less than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 2,397 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

17% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 671 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

47% less than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 299 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Zaventem 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 24%
Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 20%
Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 15%
Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 15%
Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 14%
Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 4%
Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%
Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,350 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,397 (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 Zaventem

In 2025, 208 organisations from Zaventem received a total of € 92.8 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 ZAVENTEM € 25,047,704
BABILOU BELGIUM € 10,480,578
BUILDWISE € 10,462,515
RESONANS € 7,203,951
HOCKEY VLAANDEREN € 6,275,752

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Work contracted out by public bodies in Zaventem

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 15 contracts, worth € 104.7 million in total.