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Izegem

Province of West-Vlaanderen · 29.444 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Izegem?

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.

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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 7 September 2026

Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.

How does Izegem 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

€ 2,180 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

23% less than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 2,272 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

22% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 736 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

42% less than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 292 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Izegem 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 33%
  • Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 19%
  • Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 14%
  • Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 10%
  • Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 9%
  • Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
  • Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
  • Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 3%
  • Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
  • Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,094 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,272 (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 Izegem

In 2025, 210 organisations from Izegem received a total of € 38 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 IZEGEM € 12,538,812
  2. CENTRUM ALGEMEEN WELZIJNSWERK CENTRAAL - WEST - VLAANDEREN € 6,624,344
  3. ENGELBEWAARDER € 4,931,712
  4. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN IZEGEM € 2,461,242
  5. SINT-JOZEFSKLINIEK € 1,833,668
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Work contracted out by public bodies in Izegem

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 1 contracts, worth € 839,669 in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

  1. Zorg Izegem 1 contract

The latest contracts

Services 25 March 2026

Washing and dry-cleaning services

HUREN EN ONDERHOUDEN VAN HET (PLAT) LINNEN, ONDERHOUDEN VAN HET PERSOONSGEBONDEN LINNEN VAN DE BEWONERS, DE INSTELLINGSEIGEN BEROEPSKLEDIJ incl KOKSKLEDIJ, EN HET INSTELLINGSEIGEN LINNEN DOOR EXTERNE WASSERIJ

€ 839,669

maximum, over several years

Who pays?
Zorg Izegem
View the official notice
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Companies from Izegem that won government work

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

  1. SIX 4 contracts
  2. ESPRIT ICT HEALTHCARE BELGIUM 2 contracts
  3. HUIS VANASSCHE 1 contract
  4. TRAVELEXPO 1 contract

What is not here yet?

  • The decisions of your municipal council.
  • Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.

See also where our tax money goes across Belgium →