Who makes decisions about Halen?
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 7 September 2026
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Samenwerkingsovereenkomst en afsprakenkader stad Hasselt GAS 4 - beslissing
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Interbestuurlijke Vereniging Lokale Actiegroep Haspengouw Zuidwest - Goedkeuring jaarverslag 2025 en jaarrekening 2025 - Beslissing
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Protocolakkoord parket GAS 4 - beslissing
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Permit or land subdivision
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Kennisname - Zittingsverslag van de vorige zitting
- Fietspolicy Stad en OCMW Halen - Goedkeuring
- Vaststelling van de politieverordening betreffende de gemeentelijke administratieve sancties voor de overtredingen op het stilstaan en parkeren en voor de overtredingen betreffende de verkeersborden C3, F103 en F111.
- Werkingsreglement van het lokaal comité op niveau van scholengemeenschap De Puzzel 2026-2032 - beslissing
- Huishoudelijk reglement reaffectatiecommissie Scholengemeenschap De Puzzel 2026-2032 - beslissing
- Notulen - Goedkeuring notulen van de vergadering van 29 juni 2026
- AGB - Bepaling factor Prijssubsidie - beslissing
- Varia en mededelingen
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- West-Limburg Werkt: jaarverslag 2025 + huishoudelijk reglement – Kennisneming
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Halen 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
€ 2,322 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
18% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 1,998 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
31% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,167 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
8% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 303 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Halen 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 34%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 16%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 14%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 12%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 4%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 3%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 1%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,397 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,998 (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 Halen
In 2025, 92 organisations from Halen received a total of € 6.9 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?
- GEMEENTEBESTUUR VAN HALEN € 4,353,282
- DIENSTENCHEQUE-ONDERNEMING HALEN € 610,013
- CAPRA € 594,015
- VLAAMSE HANDBALVERENIGING € 484,030
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN HALEN € 246,529
Work contracted out by public bodies in Halen
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 Halen that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Halen won 8 public contracts across Belgium.
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.