Vaststelling van de begrotingsstaat van het gemeentefonds voor het jaar 2013

This procedure concerns the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) formally adopting the budget statement for the municipal fund (gemeentefonds) for the year 2013. The municipal fund is the central pot from which the national government distributes money to the Netherlands' municipalities, and the budget statement sets out the amounts allocated for that year. The main parties affected are the Dutch municipalities, which rely on this fund for a large share of their revenues to pay for local services such as housing, education support, and social care. Residents of those municipalities are indirectly affected by how the funds are set.