Who makes decisions about Kluisbergen?
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 24 September 2026
- Kennisname ontwerp begrotingswijziging 3&4 dienstjaar 2026 van de politiezone Vlaamse Ardennen, goedkeuren dotatie en verlenen mandaat aan de burgemeester
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Kennisname zittingsverslag van de zitting van 07.09.2026
- Goedkeuren aangepast schoolreglement 2026-2027
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Goedkeuren stopzetting interlokale vereniging "Burensportdienst Vlaamse Ardennen"
- Goedkeuren notulen van de zitting van 07.09.2026
- Goedkeuring omvorming projectvereniging Variant tot projectvereniging Vrijetijdsregio Vlaamse Ardennen, verlenging deelname en wijziging statuten
- Aanduiding vertegenwoordigers voor projectvereniging Vrijetijdsregio Vlaamse Ardennen
Meeting of 7 September 2026
- 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)
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Kennisname zittingsverslag van de zitting van 08.07.2026
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Goedkeuren organisatie BK MTB 2027 en goedkeuren toelage
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Goedkeuren notulen van de zitting van 08.07.2026
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Kluisbergen 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
€ 1,895 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
33% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,041 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
30% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 299 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
76% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 133 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Kluisbergen 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 25%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 22%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 13%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 11%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 9%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 7%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 7%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 6%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 1%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,746 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,041 (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 Kluisbergen
In 2025, 61 organisations from Kluisbergen received a total of € 13.6 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?
- ZORGNETWERK CUR@-Z € 9,601,848
- GEMEENTE KLUISBERGEN € 3,089,857
- DIENSTENCHEQUE ONDERNEMING KLUISBERGEN € 468,842
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN KLUISBERGEN € 198,755
- DELCRUXIS € 62,269
Work contracted out by public bodies in Kluisbergen
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 Kluisbergen that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Kluisbergen won 2 public contracts across Belgium.
- CYCLOBILITY 2 contracts
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.