Rijksbegroting Dashboard · Budget Memorandum 2027 · snapshot 2027-OWB

Budget 2027

2027: deficit −2.9 % of GDP, 0.1 pp inside the 3 % limit; the 2 % signal value is exceeded. Debt 49.6 % of GDP in 2031, 10.4 pp under the 60 % norm.

Baseline without measures

Norm path 2027–2031

EMU balance 2027 · % of GDP
−2.9 %
0.0 pp / 0.0 bn vs baseline · signal value exceeded
EMU debt 2031 · % of GDP
49.6 %
10.4 pp ↓ 60 %
EMU debt
EMU debt · % of GDP20272028202920302031
scenario46.9 %47.4 %48.3 %48.9 %49.6 %
baseline46.9 %47.4 %48.3 %48.9 %49.6 %

What changes

Nothing shifted yet. Move a slider to see the balance move.

EMU balance per year, bn

yearbaselinescenarioΔ
2027-36.7-36.70.0
2028-33.2-33.20.0
2029-34.4-34.40.0
2030-32.1-32.10.0
2031-34.3-34.30.0

A/B

The sliders and the assistant edit set A; the table shows both balance paths and the difference B − A.

20272028202920302031
Set Ano sliders−2.9 %−2.5 %−2.5 %−2.2 %−2.3 %
Set Bno sliders−2.9 %−2.5 %−2.5 %−2.2 %−2.3 %
Difference B − A0.0 mld0.0 mld0.0 mld0.0 mld0.0 mld

Budget assistant

Turns a policy wish into sliders; every number comes from the calculation engine.

No voting advice, no official calculation; the assistant does not calculate itself.

Expenditure

Shift in billions per year, structural from 2027

Social security0.0bnbn
baseline 131.2 bn
Health care0.0bnbn
baseline 125.6 bn
Municipalities and provinces0.0bnbn
baseline 59.1 bn
Education, culture and science0.0bnbn
baseline 57.9 bn
Defence0.0bnbn
baseline 28.5 bn
Foreign affairs, EU contributions and development aid0.0bnbn
baseline 19.8 bn
Justice and security0.0bnbn
baseline 18.3 bn
Interest on national debt0.0bnbn
baseline 15.4 bn
Infrastructure and mobility0.0bnbn
baseline 15.4 bn
Housing and spatial planning0.0bnbn
baseline 9.6 bn
Climate, energy and economy0.0bnbn
baseline 9.6 bn
Asylum and migration0.0bnbn
baseline 8.2 bn
Finance, tax administration and benefits0.0bnbn
baseline 4.9 bn
Agriculture, nature and food0.0bnbn
baseline 4.2 bn
Public administration and Kingdom0.0bnbn
baseline 4.0 bn

Revenue

Shift in per cent of the projection, every year

Wage and income tax0 %%
baseline 166.1 bn
VAT0 %%
baseline 93.5 bn
Health insurance (Zvw) contributions0 %%
baseline 65.6 bn
Corporate income tax0 %%
baseline 51.4 bn
Employee insurance contributions0 %%
baseline 48.3 bn
Motor vehicle and environmental taxes0 %%
baseline 14.2 bn
Excise and consumption taxes0 %%
baseline 12.0 bn
Transfer, insurance, bank and gambling tax0 %%
baseline 11.9 bn
Dividend, withholding, gift and inheritance tax0 %%
baseline 11.6 bn
Import duties and other taxes0 %%
baseline 6.8 bn

Where the money is

Areas by size in 2027; the tint shows what you shifted

History and path 2021–2031

Realisations from the annual reports, the budget stand from the Budget Memorandum, then the baseline and your scenario

EMU balance, % of GDP
EMU debt, % of GDP
Expenditure per category, bn
Social security94 → 151
Health care92 → 144
Municipalities and provinces41 → 55
Education, culture and science46 → 57
Defence16 → 38
Foreign affairs, EU contributions and development aid14 → 21
Justice and security12 → 18
Interest on national debt2 → 23
Infrastructure and mobility11 → 15
Housing and spatial planning6 → 9
Climate, energy and economy11 → 6
Asylum and migration1 → 5
Finance, tax administration and benefits3 → -0
Agriculture, nature and food1 → 4
Public administration and Kingdom4 → 3

Sources: Annual report 2024, Annual report 2025, Budget Memorandum stand 2026