In 2020 Westmeath County Council has a budget of €84.3m or €949 per person. This is how they spend it compared to the national average:
VS National Average
Local authority and Traveller housing
€211.99
€407.29
Maintaining local roads, public lighting and parking facilities
€237.45
€229.80
Water supply and waste water management
€50.39
€81.82
Fire services, waste and litter management
€89.39
€157.03
Leisure services and libraries
€113.22
€106.00
Planning, tourism and heritage, and local economic development
€134.56
€100.98
College grants, administration of commercial rates and motor taxes, local representatives'' salaries and expenses
€112.10
€104.80