| Aan de hand van objectief cijfermateriaal (verzameld door de Vlaamse overheid) wordt het beleid in Wachtebeke getoetst aan vergelijkbare gemeenten in Vlaanderen. Daartoe worden alle Vlaamse gemeenten, waarvan het inwonerstal op 1/01/2005 tussen 5.000 en 8.500 lag, in de vergelijking opgenomen. Zo ontstaat een groep van 49 gemeenten die bestuurlijk sterk overeenkomen en waartegen het beleid in Wachtebeke kan worden afgewogen. | |||||||||||
| Tarieven aanvullende belasting op de personenbelasting (APB) | |||||||||||
| Vlaams Gewest | Alle Vlaamse gemeenten met inwonersaantal tussen 5.000 en 8.500. | ||||||||||
| 1995-2005 | |||||||||||
| BRON | MVG, administratie Binnenlandse Aangelegenheden | ||||||||||
| APB-tarieven | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | |
| As | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Bekkevoort | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Boutersem | 7,4 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 |
| Dentergem | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Galmaarden | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Geetbets | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 |
| Gingelom | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 |
| Glabbeek | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,0 |
| Halen | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Heers | 7,5 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Herenthout | 7,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Herne | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Heuvelland | 8,0 | 9,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 |
| Hoegaarden | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Hove | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 |
| Kaprijke | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Kluisbergen | 7,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Knesselare | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
| Koekelare | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Kortenaken | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 |
| Kortessem | 9,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 |
| Kruishoutem | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 |
| Langemark-Poelkapelle | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 |
| Lendelede | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Lichtervelde | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,0 |
| Lierde | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Lint | 7,3 | 7,3 | 7,3 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 7,2 | 7,2 | 6,7 |
| Linter | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Maarkedal | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 7,0 |
| Merksplas | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Moerbeke | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 |
| Nieuwerkerken | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Oostrozebeke | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Pittem | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Ruiselede | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Schelle | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,4 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 |
| Sint-Amands | 9,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 |
| Sint-Laureins | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Sint-Martens-Latem | 5,5 | 5,5 | 5,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,9 | 4,9 | 5,5 |
| Vorselaar | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Waarschoot | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Wachtebeke | 8,5 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Wellen | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 | 7,8 |
| Wortegem-Petegem | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Zingem | 7,9 | 7,9 | 7,9 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,4 | 7,4 | 7,4 | 7,4 |
| Zomergem | 8,5 | 8,5 | 8,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 | 7,5 |
| Zoutleeuw | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Zutendaal | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| Zwalm | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 | 6,0 |
| Gemiddelde | 7,4 | 7,4 | 7,4 | 7,2 | 7,1 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 | 6,8 |