Merelbeke-Melle

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 Merelbeke-Melle 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, € 202 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Merelbeke-Melle 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 29%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 16%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 15%
• 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 10%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 8%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 4%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,977 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,124 (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 Merelbeke-Melle

In 2025, 288 organisations from Merelbeke-Melle received a total of € 90 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. ZORGBAND LEIE EN SCHELDE, OCMW-VERENIGING VAN PUBLIEKRECHT € 27 million€ 26,997,213
2. GEMEENTE MERELBEKE-MELLE € 13 million€ 13,037,091
3. EIGEN VERMOGEN VH INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK € 8.5 million€ 8,499,100
4. KARUS € 7.1 million€ 7,147,513
5. STEEVLIET € 6.9 million€ 6,888,303

Work contracted out by public bodies in Merelbeke-Melle

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 56 contracts, worth € 1.1 billion in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Fluvius System Operator cv (Speciale Sectoren) 34 contracts
2. Fluvius System Operator cv (Klassieke Sectoren) 13 contracts
3. Gemeentebestuur Merelbeke-Melle 3 contracts
4. Synductis cv 2 contracts
5. Zorgband Leie & Schelde 2 contracts

The latest contracts

Companies from Merelbeke-Melle that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Merelbeke-Melle won 10 public contracts across Belgium.

1. SOLORA 1 contract
2. ITZU TALENT SOLUTIONS 1 contract
3. CLEVERCHECK 1 contract
4. EUROFINS ECCA ENVIRONMENT TESTING BELGIUM 1 contract
5. EIGEN VERMOGEN VH INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK 1 contract