The Municipality of Voorschoten Presents Its 2023 Financial Statements, 2024 Spring Budget Memorandum, and 2025 Policy Framework Memorandum

2023 Financial Statements

With the annual financial statements, the municipal executive renders its final account for the past year. Alderman Hans van der Elst: “We examine the revenue, expenditures, and results for each program. Not only have we taken on many projects, but we’ve also completed a great many of them. The year 2023, just like the previous year, ended on a positive note. The infographic shows a positive result of over 1.6 million euros. We’re quite pleased that this brings us much closer to the originally budgeted result than in recent years.”

The alderman continues: “However, just as in 2022, our municipality is still facing a tight labor market. With fewer people, we have to set priorities. That is why we have postponed some projects to the near future.”

2024 Spring Policy Statement

In the Spring Report, the municipal executive informs the council about the finances and the progress of policy implementation through April. Based on the proposals in the Spring Report, the council may amend the budget.

Policy Framework Document 2025

The third financial document presented by the municipal executive is the framework memorandum. In this document, the municipal executive emphasizes four priorities. The first priority is housing construction. A number of construction projects are currently underway. A progress report detailing the status of all ongoing construction projects is issued every six months.

The second priority is the Kruispuntkerk and the construction of the new Fortgens School. Alderman Van der Elst explains: “At the Kruispuntkerk, the city council intends to create a new facility for the users of the current cultural center on Prinses Marijkelaan. Freeing up the current cultural center will make room for the construction of the new Fortgens School. The third priority concerns the Sports Facilities Policy. The final touches are currently being made to this policy.”

The final priority is to revitalize the Ambachts- en Baljuwhuis. The municipal executive considers a vibrant and lively village center to be of the utmost importance. That is why the municipal executive is focusing on enhancing the quality of the town center. The future of the Ambachts- en Baljuwhuis (AB-huis) is therefore one of the key priorities. Councilmember Van der Elst: “In addition to these four priorities, we are, of course, also focusing our attention on further improving the services we provide to our residents, both at City Hall itself and in the neighborhoods.”

The policy document shows a balanced budget for the year 2025. For the years 2026–2028—the so-called “fiscal cliff” years for municipalities—this is not yet the case. The municipal executive will use the coming months to develop a balanced multi-year budget, which will be presented to the city council in November. Interested residents can review the financial documents on the municipal website.