Budget Expenditures

The expenditures of the Flemish Community amount to 62.6 billion euros in the 2023 adjusted budget (AB), which is 0.2 billion euros more compared to the estimate in the 2023 initial budget (IB) and 5.6 billion euros more compared to the 2022 AB.

Expenditures (2022-2023; in thousands of euros)
AB¹ 2023 IB² 2023 AB¹ 2022
Education and training 18,082,598 17,582,666 15,994,720
Welfare, public health and family 16,104,828 15,925,365 13,673,246
Chancellery, general government, international policy and justice  5,763,807 5,681,005 5,209,115
Finance and budget 4,419,923 5,335,928 6,838,183
Mobility and public works 5,495,000 5,131,996 4,754,465
Work, professional training and social economy 4,028,313 3,952,208 3,594,026
Environment 3,571,369 3,651,368 3,342,155
Economic development, science and innovation 3,147,439 3,145,766 1,792,028
Culture, sports, youth and media 1,554,919 1,542,803 1,378,785
Agriculture and fishing 229,995 221,952 203,682
Parliament and cabinet 157,794 157,105 138,307
TOTAL 62,555,985 62,328,162 56,918,712

¹AB: adjusted budget; ²IB: initial budget