Sint-Niklaas

Province of Oost-Vlaanderen · 83.400 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Sint-Niklaas?

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.

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Federal Chamber

The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.

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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 28 August 2026

Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.

How does Sint-Niklaas 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

€ 3,240 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

14% more than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 3,242 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

12% more than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 2,497 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

about 2 times as much as the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 57 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Sint-Niklaas 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 46%
Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 19%
Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 8%
Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 4%
Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 3%
Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 3%
Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 2%
Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,755 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 3,242 (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-Niklaas

In 2025, 481 organisations from Sint-Niklaas received a total of € 190.4 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?

STAD SINT-NIKLAAS € 78,229,396
SYNTRA MIDDEN VLAANDEREN € 19,492,379
GROEP PHILIPPUS NERI GEESTELIJKE GEZONDHEIDSZORG € 11,070,877
VAN OSTA HOME SERVICE € 10,325,320
GROEP PHILIPPUS NERI SENIORENZORG WAASLAND € 9,436,146

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Work contracted out by public bodies in Sint-Niklaas

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 31 contracts, worth € 52.6 million in total.