Diest

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 Diest 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.

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 447 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Diest spend the most on?

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

• Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 27%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 21%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 12%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 3%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 3%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,137 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,876 (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 Diest

In 2025, 151 organisations from Diest received a total of € 39.2 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?

1. STAD DIEST € 16.7 million€ 16,708,080
2. ZORGGROEP ANNENDAEL € 10.5 million€ 10,502,243
3. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN DIEST € 5.2 million€ 5,233,529
4. ALGEMEEN ZIEKENHUIS DIEST € 4.6 million€ 4,578,584
5. TINGELINGE € 626,120

Work contracted out by public bodies in Diest

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 5 contracts, worth € 2.7 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Stad Diest 5 contracts

The latest contracts

Companies from Diest that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Diest won 8 public contracts across Belgium.

1. VANERUM BELGIE 3 contracts
2. VAN MOSSEL VMS VLAAMS-BRABANT 3 contracts
3. SANZA 1 contract
4. SIGN & DISPLAY 1 contract