Molenbeek approves 2025 accounts with €11.6M deficit, cites CPAS and police zone shortfalls

Molenbeek's municipal council approved its 2025 accounts showing a deficit of €11.6 million, a sharp reversal from the initially projected slight surplus. The Finance Alderman attributes the shortfall to integration of 2024 deficits from the CPAS and police zone, lower tax and parking revenues, higher pension costs, and a €2 million regional reserve requirement. Mayor Catherine Moureaux frames the situation as a poverty challenge, but the structural fiscal strain may signal broader municipal financial stress in Brussels.