Bruges
Administration générale
In 2024, Bruges spent 6.4 M€ on this. That is €313 per inhabitant.
Against towns of the same size
−1 pt Bruges devotes 29.1% of its operating budget to this; the median for towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants is 30.1%.
Ranked 194 of 342 by share of budget.In euros per inhabitant: €313, against €390 for the median (−20 %).
What for?
General administration of the authority5.9 M€
Elected assembly168 k€
Public events and ceremonies122 k€
Support to associations (not classified elsewhere)91 k€
Information, communication and publicity85 k€
General administration of the State5 k€
Cemeteries and funeral services743 €
Spent on what?
Property rentals1.5 M€
Basic pay955 k€
Pension fund contributions352 k€
Energy — electricity314 k€
Other allowances292 k€
Public buildings279 k€
Non-permanent staff — pay234 k€
Social security agency contributions232 k€
Maintenance218 k€
Insurance premiums — other165 k€
Public events and ceremonies160 k€
District heating148 k€
Other types of spending1.6 M€
Towns of the same size, around it by share of budget
2024 operating expenditure, as the town voted it by function. Source: DGFiP — balances comptables, présentation croisée nature-fonction. The comparison is first on the share of the operating budget — the reading that does not depend on how wealthy the town is — then on euros per inhabitant, against the median of towns in the same DGFiP population band. Transfers to the inter-municipal body are excluded on both sides.