Budget 2021

Wassenaar 2021 budget: agile and resilient

The College of Wassenaar presents a structurally balanced budget for 2021. The budget is in line with the coalition agreement and with this budget we work towards a future-proof Wassenaar: agile and resilient. In this way we make a strong case for the realization of the Wassenaar tasks.

The College of B&W is proud that, despite the complex corona period, it has once again managed to present a balanced budget on time. For 2021, there is a modest surplus of €187,077. However, this surplus is by no means a foregone conclusion. There are three major challenges for the 2021 municipal finances:

• pressure on youth care spending;
• the anticipated recalibration of the municipal fund;
• The potential economic-financial consequences of the corona crisis.

Wassenaar is committed to minimizing the impact of this on municipal finances while keeping the quality of services to residents undiminished.

Realization power: another Wassenaar civil service organization of its own

Wassenaar is reorganizing its civil service organization in 2021, so that we as Wassenaar are agile and resilient in achieving our common tasks. We will have our own civil service organization again. In this way, as a municipal government, we will work future-proof on our beautiful and special village. Building up our own organization is not an easy task and presents challenges in terms of disentanglement, transition and start-up. The municipality is working hard to both continue to carry out regular work and, in addition, to build a new Wassenaar organization. This way we will achieve more realization power: the realization of Wassenaar tasks.

Toward Wassenaar 2030

The tasks facing Wassenaar come together in the strategic agenda Towards Wassenaar 2030: "We are working together to create a safe, green and international village, which is on the move, building a solid foundation, which is sustainable and future-proof, where we think in terms of possibilities and everyone participates."

Thus, in 2021 the new, multifunctional municipal sports hall will be built as well as a new gymnasium, the windmill will be restored, the shopping streets in the center will receive a solid upgrade, the restoration of the interior of the Paauw will be prepared, three municipal buildings will be made more sustainable, the Youth Aid Action Plan will be implemented and the downgrading of the N44 will be examined.

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The entire budget can be viewed digitally on the dedicated budget website.