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+6.2%Municipalities Fund spent €47.7 bn in 2025, against €44.9 bn budgeted on Prinsjesdag and €47.8 bn after the last amendment.

In 12 of the 13 years since 2013 Municipalities Fund spent more than budgeted on Prinsjesdag.

Prinsjesdag 2025€44.9 bn

spent €47.7 bn

Amended€47.8 bn

after the last amendment

Prinsjesdag 2026€47.5 bn

the budget for the year ahead

2013–202512 of 13
years over

Year by year

Municipalities Fund, year by year

Spending against the budget

−2%0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252013gap +0.1%budgeted €18.0 bnspent €18.0 bn2014gap +2.0%budgeted €18.4 bnspent €18.7 bn2015gap 0%budgeted €27.3 bnspent €27.3 bn2016gap +2.9%budgeted €27.3 bnspent €28.1 bn2017gap +2.8%budgeted €27.1 bnspent €27.9 bn2018gap +2.8%budgeted €28.3 bnspent €29.1 bn2019gap +3.8%budgeted €30.1 bnspent €31.3 bn2020gap +5.1%budgeted €31.8 bnspent €33.4 bn2021gap +6.7%budgeted €32.8 bnspent €35.0 bn2022gap +12%budgeted €35.6 bnspent €40.0 bn2023gap +4.3%budgeted €40.5 bnspent €42.2 bn2024gap +2.2%budgeted €42.9 bnspent €43.8 bn2025gap +6.2%budgeted €44.9 bnspent €47.7 bn−2%0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%20132015201720192021202320252013gap +0.1%budgeted €18.0 bnspent €18.0 bn2014gap +2.0%budgeted €18.4 bnspent €18.7 bn2015gap 0%budgeted €27.3 bnspent €27.3 bn2016gap +2.9%budgeted €27.3 bnspent €28.1 bn2017gap +2.8%budgeted €27.1 bnspent €27.9 bn2018gap +2.8%budgeted €28.3 bnspent €29.1 bn2019gap +3.8%budgeted €30.1 bnspent €31.3 bn2020gap +5.1%budgeted €31.8 bnspent €33.4 bn2021gap +6.7%budgeted €32.8 bnspent €35.0 bn2022gap +12%budgeted €35.6 bnspent €40.0 bn2023gap +4.3%budgeted €40.5 bnspent €42.2 bn2024gap +2.2%budgeted €42.9 bnspent €43.8 bn2025gap +6.2%budgeted €44.9 bnspent €47.7 bn
YearPrinsjesdag AmendedSpentGap
2025€44.9 bn€47.8 bn€47.7 bn+6.2%
2024€42.9 bn€44.0 bn€43.8 bn+2.2%
2023€40.5 bn€42.1 bn€42.2 bn+4.3%
2022€35.6 bn€40.6 bn€40.0 bn+12%
2021€32.8 bn€35.3 bn€35.0 bn+6.7%
2020€31.8 bn€33.6 bn€33.4 bn+5.1%
2019€30.1 bn€31.4 bn€31.3 bn+3.8%
2018€28.3 bn€29.4 bn€29.1 bn+2.8%
2017€27.1 bn€28.0 bn€27.9 bn+2.8%
2016€27.3 bn€28.2 bn€28.1 bn+2.9%
2015€27.3 bn€27.3 bn€27.3 bn0%
2014€18.4 bn€18.8 bn€18.7 bn+2.0%
2013€18.0 bn€17.9 bn€18.0 bn+0.1%

Articles

The articles of Municipalities Fund, 2025

Every article, the largest gap in euros first: that is where the chapter's gap is.

ArticlePrinsjesdag 2025AmendedSpentGap2013–2025
1. Gemeentefonds€44.9 bn€47.8 bn€47.7 bn+6.2%