While Minister Geoffrey Wever praises: Revenues in 2025 are higher than in 2024 — yet HOFA still wants to hand Aruba over to the Netherlands?
In the framework of informing the public, Minister of Finance Geoffrey Wever provided details on the execution of the 2025 budget for the period of July to September 2025. Each quarter, the Ministry of Finance compiles the “Execution Report” based on preliminary figures from the central administration of the Country of Aruba and data received from entities such as AZV, SVB, ATA, Serlimar, Stichting EPB, and the University of Aruba, which are part of the collective sector.
From January to September 2025, Aruba received 1.520 billion florins in revenues, representing 81% of the 2025 budget. Total expenditures amounted to 1.222 billion florins, equivalent to 68% of the 2025 budget. Aruba paid 405 million toward debt and 194 million florins in interest during this period.
Of the total revenues received, 521 million florins came from direct taxes (34%), 664 million florins from indirect taxes (44%), and the remainder from other types of income. Compared to the same period in 2024, direct taxes show an increase of 8 million florins, while indirect taxes increased by 50 million florins.
Revenues from BBO and Import Duties between January and September 2025 also show growth compared to the same period in 2024.
– BBO generated 323 million florins, 27 million more than January–September 2024.
– Import duties generated 188 million florins, 20 million more than January–September 2024.
As indicators of economic growth, the increase in BBO and import duty revenues reflects positive development in Aruba’s economy and its impact on government income.
Revenues for AZV, ATA, and SVB also showed an increase in January–September 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. In the first three quarters of 2025, these combined revenues totaled 823 million florins, compared to 770 million florins in 2024 — an increase of 53 million florins, the result of positive economic growth.
In the first three quarters of 2025, total expenditures amounted to 1.193 billion florins.
Of this:
– 377 million florins were personnel costs (74% of the 2025 budgeted amount of 509 million),
– 147 million florins were goods and services (68% of the 217 million budgeted),
– 194 million florins were interest payments on the national debt (64% of the 301 million budgeted).
As mandated by law, the Aruba Financial Supervision College (CAft) must receive the execution report within six weeks. Minister Geoffrey Wever announced that the Government of Aruba complied with the law and submitted the execution report for Q3 2025 on time, as it did for Q2.
Minister Geoffrey Wever thanked the Ministry of Finance for its work in preparing the execution report and submitting it on time to the CAft, as required by law. In the interest of transparency and public information, the Parliament of Aruba has also received the execution report for Q3 2025.
Press release: Government of Aruba
