Province · 1,138,374 inhabitants
BUDGET met?
+6.7%Limburg spent €646 m in 2025, against €605 m budgeted.
In 8 of the 9 years since 2017 Limburg spent more than it budgeted.
Budget 2025€605 m
spent €646 m
Income gap+19%
€611 m received against €515 m budgeted
Place4
of 12, the highest gap first, 2025
2017–20258 of 9
years over
Year by year
Limburg, year by year
What Limburg budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.
Spending against the budget
| Year | Budgeted | Spent | Gap | Income budgeted | Income | Income gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €615 m | the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow | ||||
| 2025 | €605 m | €646 m | +6.7% | €515 m | €611 m | +19% |
| 2024 | €469 m | €539 m | +15% | €456 m | €568 m | +25% |
| 2023 | €490 m | €486 m | −0.9% | €428 m | €503 m | +17% |
| 2022 | €424 m | €441 m | +4.0% | €383 m | €439 m | +15% |
| 2021 | €406 m | €433 m | +6.6% | €381 m | €437 m | +15% |
| 2020 | €434 m | €500 m | +15% | €416 m | €507 m | +22% |
| 2019 | €448 m | €524 m | +17% | €416 m | €480 m | +15% |
| 2018 | €445 m | €522 m | +17% | €403 m | €450 m | +12% |
| 2017 | €473 m | €528 m | +12% | €435 m | €531 m | +22% |
Areas
By policy area, 2025
| Policy area | Budget 2025 | Spent | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| General revenue and overheadAlgemene dekkingsmiddelen en overhead | €65 m | €46 m | −30% |
| Governance and safetyBestuur | €28 m | €25 m | −10% |
| Roads and transportVerkeer en vervoer | €206 m | €254 m | +23% |
| Water | €42 m | €20 m | −53% |
| EnvironmentMilieu | €29 m | €68 m | +135% |
| NatureNatuur | €88 m | €78 m | −11% |
| Regional economyRegionale economie | €46 m | €63 m | +38% |
| Culture and societyCultuur en maatschappij | €84 m | €68 m | −19% |
| Spatial planning and housingRuimte | €17 m | €23 m | +37% |