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Veurne (Furnes)

Province of West-Vlaanderen · 12.749 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Veurne?

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.

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 Veurne 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

€ 4,755 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

67% more than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 4,981 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

72% more than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 1,980 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

56% more than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 214 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Veurne spend the most on?

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

  • Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 44%
  • Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 24%
  • Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 8%
  • Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 7%
  • Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
  • Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 4%
  • Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 3%
  • Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 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 € 3,733 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 4,981 (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 Veurne

In 2025, 147 organisations from Veurne received a total of € 37.9 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. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN VEURNE € 11,211,408
  2. STAD VEURNE € 10,434,206
  3. MAATWERKBEDRIJF INTERWEST - BESCHUTTE WERKPLAATS INTERWEST € 3,232,575
  4. VIT-S € 3,185,799
  5. TROTEC € 2,766,542
See all subsidies in Veurne →

Work contracted out by public bodies in Veurne

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 2 contracts, worth € 350,000 in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

  1. Stad Veurne 1 contract
  2. AZ West 1 contract

The latest contracts

Buying supplies 24 June 2026

Medical gases

Raamovereenkomst voor het leveren van medische gassen in cilinders

€ 350,000

maximum, over several years

Who pays?
AZ West
Who carries it out?
Air Products NV
View the official notice

Construction works 4 March 2026

Construction work for swimming pool

DBm voor de nieuwbouw van een publiek zwembad aansluitend op de sporthal

Who pays?
Stad Veurne
Who carry it out?
Not stated
View the official notice
See all contracts in Veurne →

Companies from Veurne that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Veurne won 2 public contracts across Belgium.

  1. VLAEMYNCK 2 contracts

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 →