Who makes decisions about Bredene?
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?
We have not found any decisions from the last few months yet. Not every municipality publishes on Lokaal Beslist yet.
How does Bredene 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
€ 2,780 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
about the same as the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,900 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
about the same as the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,732 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
37% more than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 104 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Bredene 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 32%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 32%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 10%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 7%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 6%
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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 4%
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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%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,181 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,900 (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 Bredene
In 2025, 69 organisations from Bredene received a total of € 22.8 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 BREDENE € 9,547,031
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN BREDENE € 5,906,119
- DIENSTENBEDRIJF BREDENE OUDENBURG DE HAAN € 4,593,538
- S&R BREDENE € 1,000,000
- TEXTGAIN € 888,136
Work contracted out by public bodies in Bredene
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.