West Maas en Waal has a solid budget

The municipality of West Maas en Waal is in good financial health. Expenditure and income are in balance. This allows the municipality to continue working on the ambitions set out in the council program. However, like many other municipalities, the municipality has deficits for 2026 and 2027. This is due to declining government revenues from 2026 onwards.

Financial position in order

Vincent van Neerbos is temporarily taking over the finance portfolio: "We are a financially healthy municipality and want to remain so. In the coming year, we will continue to invest in livable and green villages. But we are alert and are carefully monitoring our expenditure. We are facing all kinds of developments, such as inflation and rising interest rates, higher labor costs, and a shortage of building materials. It is still unclear how much funding municipalities will receive from the national government for the performance of our tasks in 2026." 

Realizing ambitions

The municipality wants to realize its most important ambitions together with residents, entrepreneurs, village platforms, associations, and institutions. In 2024, the municipality will invest in healthcare prevention, among other things. Vincent van Neerbos: "As a council, we believe it is important to keep healthcare accessible and affordable for everyone. Prevention can contribute to this. We are also investing in education, such as the expansion of the IKC in Beneden-Leeuwen. Furthermore, we are committed to accelerating housing construction. By investing in sustainability, we are working step by step towards a CO2-neutral West Maas en Waal. We will also continue to invest in well-maintained roads and public spaces. And finally, we will continue to work on further improving our services for our residents."

City council to make a decision soon

The program budget has been submitted to the city council. The council will make a decision during its meeting on November 8.