It is the fourth and final budget of this college (administrative period 2022-2026). In March next year, Amsterdammers can go to the polls for a new city council. Possibly a new college will be presenting around the summer, which will come up with new plans for the city. And so it will now be the ride in the coming months.
A small selection of the plans: there is extra money for the renovation of the Amsterdam Museum (28.5 million euros), 3.2 million euros for H’art Museum due to financial problems, 0.7 million euros for World Pride 2026, 1.4 million extra for misunderstood behavior.
In addition, due to extra money from the government, there will be an extra 10 million euros for youth care in the coming years, including for strengthening the parent and child teams. Thirty million is also being released to ensure that fewer Amsterdammers appeal to youth care in the future. Furthermore, Halsema announced last week that 6 million euros will be made available to better maintain sexual street intimidation and to make the public space in the city safer. That amount is now included in the budget.
East Bridge more expensive
More money is also reserved for the Oostbrug across the IJ. The costs were estimated last year at 320 million euros, of which the municipality and the transport region will each pay half. In March this year it was announced that the bridge will cost more, the municipality is now reserving an additional 55 million. The college shows that there is really no way back for them for the bridge, which will be there at the earliest in 2034.
Cutbacks for civil servants
A striking cut is on the civil service. That something had to be done to keep the financial household book Ban in order, became clear in the spring memorandum in May. 15 million a year will be saved on the staff as of 2027 (the next college may actually do this). That 15 million euros is just two percent of the total amount that Amsterdam spends on the civil service (total of 818 million in 2026).