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Province · 1,415,104 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

−5.8%Utrecht spent €650 m in 2025, against €689 m budgeted.

In 6 of the 9 years since 2017 Utrecht spent more than it budgeted. 1 year of the 9 broke a rule.

Budget 2025€689 m

spent €650 m

Income gap+19%

€758 m received against €636 m budgeted

Place9

of 12, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20256 of 9
years over

Year by year

Utrecht, year by year

What Utrecht budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.

Spending against the budget

−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%+50%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +7.7%budgeted €407 mspent €439 m2018gap +41%budgeted €453 mspent €639 m2019accounts not filed2020gap −1.6%budgeted €554 mspent €545 m2021gap +0.8%budgeted €559 mspent €563 m2022gap +1.4%budgeted €608 mspent €616 m2023gap +3.4%budgeted €643 mspent €665 m2024gap +11%budgeted €633 mspent €700 m2025gap −5.8%budgeted €689 mspent €650 m−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%+50%201720192021202320252017gap +7.7%budgeted €407 mspent €439 m2018gap +41%budgeted €453 mspent €639 m2019accounts not filed2020gap −1.6%budgeted €554 mspent €545 m2021gap +0.8%budgeted €559 mspent €563 m2022gap +1.4%budgeted €608 mspent €616 m2023gap +3.4%budgeted €643 mspent €665 m2024gap +11%budgeted €633 mspent €700 m2025gap −5.8%budgeted €689 mspent €650 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€833 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€689 m€650 m−5.8%€636 m€758 m+19%
2024€633 m€700 m+11%€604 m€743 m+23%
2023€643 m€665 m+3.4%€589 m€619 m+5.0%
2022€608 m€616 m+1.4%€508 m€633 m+25%
2021€559 m€563 m+0.8%€494 m€581 m+18%
2020€554 m€545 m−1.6%€492 m€533 m+8.4%
2019€511 m—accounts not filed€443 m——
2018€453 m€639 m+41%€399 m€669 m+68%
2017€407 m€439 m+7.7%€391 m€522 m+33%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

General revenue and overheadAlgemene dekkingsmiddelen en overhead−36%€134 m
Governance and safetyBestuur+29%€24 m
Roads and transportVerkeer en vervoer−3.7%€264 m
Water+39%€4.2 m
EnvironmentMilieu+23%€63 m
NatureNatuur+48%€60 m
Regional economyRegionale economie+0.2%€40 m
Culture and societyCultuur en maatschappij−7.0%€24 m
Spatial planning and housingRuimte+33%€35 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
General revenue and overheadAlgemene dekkingsmiddelen en overhead€208 m€134 m−36%
Governance and safetyBestuur€19 m€24 m+29%
Roads and transportVerkeer en vervoer€275 m€264 m−3.7%
Water€3.0 m€4.2 m+39%
EnvironmentMilieu€51 m€63 m+23%
NatureNatuur€41 m€60 m+48%
Regional economyRegionale economie€40 m€40 m+0.2%
Culture and societyCultuur en maatschappij€26 m€24 m−7.0%
Spatial planning and housingRuimte€26 m€35 m+33%