Who makes decisions about Heers?
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
- New rules for sustainability reporting by companies
- Protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
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
- Kerkfabriek O.L.V. ten Hemel opneming Veulen: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Investeringssubsidies voor infrastructuurwerken voor voetbalclub RC Horpmaal - Goedkeuring
- Samenwerkingsovereenkomst GAS 4 en politiereglement betreffende de gemeentelijke administratieve sancties voor de overtredingen bedoeld in artikel 3, 3° van de wet van 24 juni 2013 betreffende de gemeentelijke administratieve sancties - goedkeuring - Goedkeuring
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Stefanus Batsheers: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Kerkfabriek OLV Boodschap Klein-Gelmen: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Lambertus Opheers: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Kerkfabriek Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Tenhemelopneming Heks: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus Heers: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus Vechmaal: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Kerkfabriek OLV Boodschap Klein-Gelmen: rekening 2025 - Advies
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus Mettekoven: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Kerkfabriek O.L.V. ten hemel Opneming Veulen: meerjarenplanwijziging 01-2026 - Goedkeuring
- Staff matter
- Wijziging Huishoudelijk reglement - Goedkeuring
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Anna Mechelen-Bovelingen: budget 2027 - Kennisneming
- Notulen vorige zitting - Goedkeuring
- Kerkfabriek Sint-Lambertus Horpmaal: rekening 2025 - Advies
- Belasting voor afgifte van administratieve stukken - Goedkeuring
- Samenwerkingsovereenkomst m.b.t. G.A.S. 5 binnen politiezone Haspengouw en politiereglement m.b.t. GAS 5 - Goedkeuring
- Kerkfabriek Drie Moren Gutschoven: rekening 2025 - Advies
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Heers 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
€ 1,942 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
32% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 1,759 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
39% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,384 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
9% more than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 221 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Heers 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 29%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 18%
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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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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 10%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 9%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 6%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 4%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 3%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 0%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,464 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,759 (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 Heers
In 2025, 40 organisations from Heers received a total of € 5.8 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 HEERS € 4,915,295
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN HEERS € 519,710
- LIMOSORT € 72,175
- BOMESLI € 45,897
- URSELIA € 43,735
Work contracted out by public bodies in Heers
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.
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.