Budget Expenditures

The expenditures of the Flemish Community amount to 62.3 billion euros in the 2023 initial budget (IB), which is 5.4 billion euros more compared to the estimate in the first 2022 adjusted budget (AB) and 11.6 billion euros more compared to the realisation (REA) in 2021.

Expenditures (2021-2023; in thousands of euros)
IB¹ 2023 AB² 2022 REA³ 2021
Education and training 17,582,666 15,994,720 15,162,512
Welfare, public health and family 15,925,365 13,673,246 14,179,334
Chancellery, general government, international policy and justice 5,681,005 5,209,115 4,906,257
Finance and budget 5,335,928 6,838,183 2,139,652
Mobility and public works 5,131,996 4,754,465 4,280,020
Work, professional training and social economy 3,952,208 3,594,026 3,481,529
Environment 3,651,368 3,342,155 2,646,036
Economic development, science and innovation 3,145,766 1,792,028 2,284,339
Culture, sports, youth and media 1,542,803 1,378,785 1,329,220
Agriculture and fishing 221,952 203,682 197,804
Parliament and cabinet 157,105 138,307 128,319
TOTAL 62,328,162 56,918,712 50,735,023

¹IB: initial budget; ²AB: adjusted budget; ³REA: realisation

Expenditures (IB 2023)

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