Who makes decisions about Sint-Martens-Latem?
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 21 September 2026
- Mededelingen van de voorzitter
- Projectvereniging Wijkwerkorganisatie Leie en Schelde – aangepaste statuten - Goedkeuring
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus - advies jaarrekening 2025 - Goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Aldegondis - advies jaarrekening 2025 - Goedkeuring
- Cultuurregio Leie en Schelde - verlenging projectvereniging - Goedkeuring
- Notulen en zittingsverslag gemeenteraad 29 juni 2026 - Goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Lokaal activeringspact 2024-2025 - eindrapportering - Goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Vernieuwing subsidiereglement (socio-) culturele verenigingen - Goedkeuring
- Vernieuwing subsidiereglement jeugdverenigingen - Goedkeuring
- Vernieuwing subsidiereglement milieu- en natuurverenigingen - Goedkeuring
- Vernieuwing subsidiereglement seniorenverenigingen - Goedkeuring
- Vernieuwing subsidiereglement sport Sint-Martens-Latem - Goedkeuring
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Sint-Martens-Latem 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
€ 2,531 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
11% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,808 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
about the same as the Flemish average
Debt
€ 2,260 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
78% more than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? No: day-to-day running costs and repaying loans cost € 29 per inhabitant more than came in.
What did Sint-Martens-Latem 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 31%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 20%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 11%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 10%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 6%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 0%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,651 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,808 (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 Sint-Martens-Latem
In 2025, 134 organisations from Sint-Martens-Latem received a total of € 6 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 SINT-MARTENS-LATEM € 2,612,201
- DESIMBAT € 1,551,523
- STICHTING MEVROUW JULES DHONDT-DHAENENS € 606,598
- ESEA € 308,361
- HITCH € 157,450
Work contracted out by public bodies in Sint-Martens-Latem
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.
Companies from Sint-Martens-Latem that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Sint-Martens-Latem won 6 public contracts across Belgium.
- MOBIUS BUSINESS REDESIGN 5 contracts
- DE CLERCQ & PARTNERS 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.