Who makes decisions about Linkebeek?
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
- New rules for sustainability reporting by companies
- Protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
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
- Financiën – Belasting op de afgifte van de administratieve stukken – 1 oktober 2026 tot en met 31 december 2031
- Financiën – Gunning voor het aangaan van een lening van €1.000.000
- 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)
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Algemeen beleid – Providentia bv – Agenda van de buitengewone algemene vergadering van 23 september 2026 en vaststelling van het mandaat – Bekrachtiging collegebeslissing d.d. 25 augustus 2026
- Wonen – Woonwinkel Zuid – Verwerkersovereenkomst 3WPlus
- Wonen – Samenwerkingsovereenkomst met de provincie Vlaams-Brabant in verband met het lokaal woonbeleid en de private huurmarkt
- Staff matter
- Onderwijs – ECL – Tenlasteneming factuur voor het inrichten van een toneelstuk
- Permit or land subdivision
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Juridische zaken – Kennisname toezichtsbeslissing – Klacht tegen het gemeenteraadsbesluit van 22 juni 2026 betreffende de aanleg van een “multisportterrein” op het terrein van de EVA “Linkebeek Sport”
- Sport – Realisatie van een multisportterrein – Lastvoorwaarden en gunningswijze
- Sociale zaken – Signaalnota “Tekorten in zorg en welzijn voor kinderen en jongeren in Halle-Vilvoorde”
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Patrimonium – Wassen ramen gemeentegebouwen 2027-2029 – Lastvoorwaarden en uit te nodigen firma's
- Financiën – Retributie op schoolmaaltijden – 1 september 2026 tot en met 30 juni 2027 – Bekrachtiging collegebeslissing d.d. 16 juni 2026
- Financiën – Retributie op het deponeren van bepaalde afvalstoffen op het gemeentelijke recyclagepark – 1 oktober 2026 tot en met 31 december 2031
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Linkebeek 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
€ 2,429 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
14% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,652 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
9% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 400 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
68% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 80 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Linkebeek spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 30%
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 29%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 14%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 9%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 4%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 4%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 3%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 3%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 2%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,046 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,652 (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 Linkebeek
In 2025, 8 organisations from Linkebeek received a total of € 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 LINKEBEEK € 1,560,489
- LA MAISON € 1,253,909
- AVONDVREDE WOON- EN ZORGCENTRUM € 1,080,408
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN LINKEBEEK € 108,913
- ALIBI € 13,500
Work contracted out by public bodies in Linkebeek
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.
Companies from Linkebeek that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Linkebeek won 1 public contracts across Belgium.
- INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.