Who makes decisions about Hoegaarden?
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 15 September 2026
- Update sporthaldossier
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Goedkeuring Samenwerkingsovereenkomst tussen de provincie Vlaams-Brabant en de gemeente Hoegaarden betreffende de uitwisseling van kennis en dienstverlening inzake milieu en aanverwante thema’s
- Kunstonderwijs - Wijzigen regeling verdeling loonkost administratieve omkadering Academie Regio Tienen
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Goedkeuring gemeentelijk beleidsplan omgevingshandhaving 2026-2031
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Hoegaarden 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
€ 3,166 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
11% more than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 3,257 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
12% more than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,753 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
38% more than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 191 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Hoegaarden spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 37%
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 23%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 17%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 7%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 4%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 2%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
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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 0%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,911 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 3,257 (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 Hoegaarden
In 2025, 32 organisations from Hoegaarden received a total of € 6.1 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 HOEGAARDEN € 3,372,266
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN HOEGAARDEN € 2,252,704
- SINT-JANSCOLLEGE € 109,497
- MAYAMI € 107,956
- REBA € 95,841
Work contracted out by public bodies in Hoegaarden
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.