Budget Revenues

    The revenues of the Flemish Community amount to 56.8 billion euros in the 2023 adjusted budget (AB), which is 0.2 billion euros less compared to the estimate in the 2023 initial budget (IB) and 4.8 billion euros more compared to the 2022 AB.

    The major revenue items for the Flemish Community in the 2023 adjusted budget are:

    • Community and regional grants from the Special Finance Act (SFA): 57.9%
    • Gross supplementary income tax charge (surcharges): 16.8%
    • Regional taxes: 12.8%
    Revenues (2022-2023; in thousands of euros)
    AB¹ 2023 IB² 2023 AB¹ 2022
    Community grants SFA 29,496,579 29,628,434 26,562,649
    Gross supplementary income tax charge (surcharges) 9,573,667 9,452,698 8,159,601
    Regional taxes 7,278,160 7,658,340 7,455,366
    Institutions consolidation circle 5,226,614 5,050,705 5,005,458
    Regional grants SFA 3,427,390 3,437,513 3,070,340
    Other income (allocated and non-allocated) 1,682,403 1,633,157 1,664,991
    Specific allocations 153,572 157,589 141,400
    TOTAL 56,838,385 57,018,437 52,059,806

    ¹AB: adjusted budget; ²IB: initial budget