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Statistics Netherlands | CBS
Source published: 5 February 26
Municipalities Budget 15.3 Billion Euros in Levy Revenues
In 2026, municipalities expect to receive 15.3 billion euros from levies, an increase of 6.5 percent compared to the previous year.
In 2026, municipalities expect to receive 15.3 billion euros from levies, 6.5 percent more than a year earlier. The increase is smaller than in the previous two years, when revenues from levies increased by 8.5 and 8.0 percent respectively. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on research into the municipal budgets of 2026.
The property tax (ozb), waste disposal levy, sewer levy and parking fees are the four levies that generate the most revenue for municipalities. Together, they account for 13.0 billion euros or 84.7 percent of the total budgeted levy revenues. Of these four levies, the expected revenue from parking fees increases the most by 8.8 percent, followed by the property tax (6.3 percent).
Other municipal levies include tourist tax, building permits, administrative fees (fees for driving licenses, travel documents and marriages) and other fees. Fees are levies for a delivered product.
In 2024, the realized revenue from municipal levies was 3.6 percent higher than budgeted. The 2024 financial statement is the most recent published by CBS.
Realization
billion euros
Property tax revenues 6.3 percent higher
The budgeted revenue from property tax rises to 6.3 billion euros in 2026. The growth is smaller than in the previous three years. Three factors influence the amount of property tax revenue: the WOZ value, the number of properties and the rates. The rates are set by the municipal council.
The expected revenue from property tax for non-residential properties increases by 7.7 percent. This is more than the increase for residential properties, which comes to 5.1 percent.
Strongest increase in property tax revenues in Utrecht among four major municipalities
Among the four major cities, the expected property tax revenue in Utrecht increases the most, by 9.7 percent. In Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the expected increase is 5.6 percent and 5.5 percent respectively, while it is lowest in The Hague at 2.6 percent.
In Amsterdam, rates for residential properties have been lowered and for non-residential properties increased. This partly explains the decrease in budgeted revenues from property tax for residential properties and the increase in property tax revenues for non-residential properties in the capital. In the other three major cities, property tax revenues increased for both residential and non-residential properties.
2025
billion euros
Budgeted parking levy revenues increased by nearly 9 percent
Budgeted revenues from parking levies increased by 8.8 percent to over 1.6 billion euros. The increase is largely attributable to Amsterdam (+43.1 million euros), Rotterdam (+14.6 million euros) and The Hague (+9.7 million euros).
In Amsterdam, budgeted revenues increased due to an expansion of paid parking areas in streets. Parking rates in garages have increased due to rising maintenance costs.
Parking levies account for 10.5 percent of total municipal levies. The expected increase in 2026 is lower than the previous year, when an increase of 11.7 percent was budgeted.
Smaller increase in waste disposal and sewer levies
The expected revenue from the waste disposal levy increases by 5.1 percent to 2.8 billion euros. This increase is slightly less than a year earlier. The expected revenue from the sewer levy increases by 5.3 percent.
Strongest increase in administrative fees
Budgeted revenues from administrative fees are expected to increase by 15.7 percent to 427.0 million euros in 2026. Of all municipal levies, this increase is proportionally the largest.
The increase is related to the extension of the validity period of travel documents from five to ten years in 2014. From 2024, the first ten-year documents expired, leading to more applications in recent years.
Budgeted tourist tax revenues increased by 9.0 percent
The tourist tax is expected to generate 654.0 million euros for municipalities. This is 9.0 percent more than the previous year. 42.2 percent of the total tourist tax revenues come from Amsterdam. In this municipality, the expected revenue increases by 9.8 million euros to 275.5 million euros, partly due to the expected growth in the number of visitors staying overnight in Amsterdam.
In other municipalities, the expected revenue from tourist tax increases on average by 13.2 percent. This is not only due to rate increases; some municipalities have newly introduced the tourist tax. Additionally, some municipalities are for the first time also taxing the stay of labor migrants and others not registered as residents with the municipality.
2025
million euros
¹⁾ Other fees include market fees, ferry fees, fair fees, harbor and mooring fees, shop closing law fees.
²⁾ Other taxes include commuter tax, movable property tax, advertising tax, dog tax, benefit tax and BIZ (business investment zone) contributions.
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