Budget Expenditures

The expenditures of the Flemish Community amount to 62.5 billion euros in the 2024 initial budget (IB), which is 1.5 billion euros more compared to the estimate in the 2023 adjusted budget (AB).

Expenditures (2023-2024; in thousands of euros)
IB¹ 2024 AB² 2023
Education and training 18,719,633 18,082,598
Welfare, public health and family 16,758,736 16,104,828
Chancellery, general government, international policy and justice 6,000,292  5,763,807
Mobility and public works 5,579,293 5,495,000
Finance and budget 5,177,349 4,419,923
Work, professional training and social economy 3,960,493 4,028,313
Environment 3,756,106 3,571,369
Economic development, science and innovation 2,055,178 3,147,439
Culture, sports, youth and media 1,642,399 1,554,919
Agriculture and fishing 235,296 229,995
Parliament and cabinet 161,436 157,794
TOTAL 64,046,211 62,555,985

¹IB: initial budget; ²AB: adjusted budget