Eeklo

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 Eeklo 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.

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 102 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Eeklo 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 33%
• Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 24%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 11%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 4%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 2%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,967 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,702 (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 Eeklo

In 2025, 128 organisations from Eeklo received a total of € 74.9 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. JEUGDHULP DON BOSCO VLAANDEREN € 25.7 million€ 25,744,737
2. STAD EEKLO € 12.2 million€ 12,233,855
3. ALGEMEEN ZIEKENHUIS ALMA € 9.9 million€ 9,862,052
4. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN EEKLO € 4.4 million€ 4,432,921
5. ASCENDERE € 4.3 million€ 4,308,883

Work contracted out by public bodies in Eeklo

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 15 contracts, worth € 17.4 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. AZ Alma 7 contracts
2. Woonmaatschappij Meetjesland 3 contracts
3. Intergemeentelijke opdrachthoudende Vereniging voor huisvuilverwerking Meetjesland (IVM) 2 contracts
4. AZ Alma 2 contracts
5. Stad Eeklo 1 contract

The latest contracts

Companies from Eeklo that won government work

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

1. JEUGDHULP DON BOSCO VLAANDEREN 1 contract
2. BE CONSULT 1 contract