Who makes decisions about Kortemark?
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 14 September 2026
- Reglement werkingssubsidie kinderopvang - goedkeuring
- Reglement starterssubsidie kinderopvang - goedkeuring
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Notulen van de zitting van de gemeenteraad van 22 juni 2026 - goedkeuring
- Hemicudarally op 17 en 18 oktober 2026: tijdelijke verordening betreffende de beperking op de ambulante activiteiten en verbod onderhoudswerken aan rallyvoertuigen op en langs de openbare weg - goedkeuring
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Projectsubsidie voor basisscholen bij de uitwerking van kwaliteitsvolle buitenschoolse opvang (boost-subsidie BOA) - goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Woonmaatschappij IJzer en Zee - toewijzingsreglement - goedkeuring
- DVV Westhoek - Samenwerkingsovereenkomst tot deelname IOED Hydra voor het werkingsjaar 2026 - goedkeuring
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Verslag van de jeugdraad - mededeling
- Regionaal landschap Westhoek - Samenwerkingsovereenkomst - goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Overheidsopdracht "Openleggen van de Handzamevaart te Kortemark ter hoogte van Nieuwstraat" in kader van de samenwerkingsovereenkomst tussen De Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM) en de gemeente Kortemark - lastvoorwaarden en gunningswijze - goedkeuring
- Subsidiereglement Infrastructuursubsidies voor organisatoren van kinderopvang (VIPA) - goedkeuring
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- DVV Westhoek - Samenwerkingsovereenkomst tot deelname IOED Hydra voor de periode 2027-2032 - goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Permit or land subdivision
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Budgetten 2027 van de kerkfabrieken die ressorteren onder het Centraal Kerkbestuur Kortemark - aktename
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Het algemeen reglement op de Gemeentelijke Administratieve Sancties. Aanvulling van het reglement na aanpassing strafwetboek ingevolge het depenaliseren van de overlast zoals omschreven in het oude strafwetboek, art 545 en art. 561,1° - goedkeuring
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Kortemark 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
€ 1,792 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
37% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 1,996 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
31% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 889 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
30% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 215 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Kortemark 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 26%
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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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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 13%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 10%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 9%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 8%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 3%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,703 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,996 (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 Kortemark
In 2025, 119 organisations from Kortemark received a total of € 17.2 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?
- BLIJVELDE WOON- EN ZORGCENTRUM € 7,010,814
- GEMEENTE KORTEMARK € 6,138,639
- GODTSVELDE € 1,569,944
- KLOOSTER - HOSPITAAL, ZUSTERS VAN LIEFDE VAN KORTEMARK € 1,398,409
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN KORTEMARK € 530,398
Work contracted out by public bodies in Kortemark
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 Kortemark that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Kortemark won 1 public contracts across Belgium.
- BRAEM 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.