Municipal Competences
Dutch municipalities do not have a delineated set of competences. In most competences the municipalities have an executive function, executing policy which is made at the national or provincial level. Legally municipalities have an "open household" which means that it can take on any competence it wishes as long as it does not violate national policy or break constitutional bounds. The municipality competences, often shared with national and municipal government include:
- Land management, specifically local zoning laws
- urban development
- transport and local infrastructure
- social affairs, employment and welfare
- economy and the environment
- education
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