Buying supplies 27 July 2026
School meals
Leveren van warme maaltijden aan de gemeentelijke basisscholen
€ 602,315
- Who pays?
- Lokaal Bestuur Gavere
- Who carries it out?
- FRANS HANSSENS
Who makes decisions about Gavere?
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 12 October 2026
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Goedkeuren notulen en zittingsverslag van 7 september 2026
- Fluvius West ov - kennisname agenda algemene vergadering 8 december 2026
- Permit or land subdivision
- Aquafin nv - engagementsverklaring en geïntegreerd projectplan versie 20260820 project T238001 pompstation en persleiding Dikkelvenne - goedkeuren (vervangen gemeenteraadsbesluit van 18 mei 2026)
- Brandweerzone Centrum - vaststellen gemeentelijke dotaties 2027
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Politiezone Schelde-Leie - kennisname jaarverslag 2025
- Politiezone Schelde-Leie - begrotingswijziging 2026 - bepalen mandaat van de burgemeester en vaststellen gemeentelijke dotaties 2026
- Arbeidsreglement - vaststellen (vervangen gemeenteraadsbesluiten van 31 maart 2022, 20 november 2023 en 9 september 2024)
- Vestiging en exploitatie van nachtwinkels - vaststellen reglement (vervangen gemeenteraadsbesluit van 30 juni 2008)
- Flankerend onderwijsbeleid - ondersteuning basisonderwijs - vaststellen reglement (vervangen gemeenteraadsbesluit van 22 mei 2017)
Meeting of 7 September 2026
- Dienstverlenende vereniging voor ruimtelijke ordening en economische ontwikkeling (Veneco) - regionale klimaatwerking 2027-2031 - goedkeuren
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Cultuurregio Leie Schelde - verlengen duur van de projectvereniging
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Amandus Gavere - kennisname budget 2027
- Goedkeuren notulen en zittingsverslag van 22 juni 2026
- Projectvereniging Wijkwerkorganisatie Leie en Schelde - goedkeuren jaarrekening 2025
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Petrus Dikkelvenne - kennisname budget 2027
- Gemeentelijke administratieve sancties (GAS) - bekrachtigen protocolakkoord betreffende inbreuken "verkeer" (vervangen gemeenteraadsbesluit van 22 juni 2026)
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus Asper - goedkeuren meerjarenplanwijziging 2026-2031/1
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus Vurste - kennisname budget 2027
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus Asper - kennisname budget 2027
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Participatie - gemeentelijke commissie voor ruimtelijke ordening - goedkeuren huishoudelijk reglement
- Projectvereniging Wijkwerkorganisatie Leie en Schelde – goedkeuren statutenwijziging
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus Asper - kennisname budgetwijziging 2026/1
- OFP Prolocus - bijlage toetredingsakte en bijzonder reglement - goedkeuren
- Managementrapport 2026-2 - kennisname
- Ontwerp ruimtelijk uitvoeringsplan 'Woonlinten' - definitief vaststellen
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Pietersbanden Semmerzake - kennisname budget 2027
- Gemeentelijke administratieve sancties (GAS) - bekrachtigen protocolakkoord betreffende inbreuken "niet-verkeer" (vervangen gemeenteraadsbesluit van 22 juni 2026)
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Gavere 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
€ 1,857 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
35% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 1,982 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
32% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 759 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
40% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 255 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Gavere 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 29%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 21%
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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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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 9%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 9%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 8%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 4%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 3%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,637 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,982 (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 Gavere
In 2025, 125 organisations from Gavere received a total of € 16.8 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 GAVERE € 6,608,696
- WOON- EN ZORGCENTRUM MARIAHUIS GAVERE € 4,385,327
- KERKFABRIEK SINT-MARTINUS TE ASPER (VL - GAVERE) € 1,671,309
- DIENSTENCHEQUE ONDERNEMING WERK AAN HUIS € 1,364,799
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN GAVERE € 1,202,491
Work contracted out by public bodies in Gavere
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 € 602,315 in total.
Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?
- Lokaal Bestuur Gavere 1 contract
The latest contracts
Companies from Gavere that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Gavere won 4 public contracts across Belgium.
- BELINTRA 4 contracts
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.