Akabira City finances

北海道赤平市の財政

City Hokkaido, Japan Population 8,464 Area 129.88 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥10.7B
Per resident ¥1,266,524
Local bonds outstanding
¥11.6B
Per resident ¥1,373,193
Reserve funds
¥4.2B
Per resident ¥494,348
Fiscal strength index
0.18
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Hokkaido

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.18
#1523 of 1718 in Japan · #123 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.36
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratio
98.1%
#1593 of 1741 in Japan · #173 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.7%
708090100
What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentWorse than peers
¥1,373,193
#1521 of 1741 in Japan · #103 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥704,569
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥494,348
#467 of 1741 in Japan · #106 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥300,303
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratio
31.8%
#1142 of 1741 in Japan · #74 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 33.3%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
24.2%
#884 of 1718 in Japan · #87 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 24.0%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥11.4B · per resident ¥1,346,559

Local taxes 6.9%Shared taxes and grants 3.5%Local allocation tax 44.0%National subsidies 10.3%Prefectural subsidies 3.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.2%Donations 14.4%Other 10.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥783M¥92,5156.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥404M¥47,7543.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.0B¥592,31444.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.2B¥138,49810.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥359M¥42,4493.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥820M¥96,8347.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.6B¥193,49914.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.2B¥142,69510.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.6B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities under 30,000 people (128)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.6B¥310,877¥237,42024.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.3B¥276,327¥155,07821.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.5B¥181,496¥68,44014.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.4B¥161,837¥73,46712.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥141,424¥81,90611.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥892M¥105,425¥73,0238.3%
Fire & emergency¥416M¥49,202¥33,1213.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥151M¥17,851¥34,5911.4%
Assembly¥88M¥10,342¥6,3190.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥87M¥10,239¥23,3010.8%
Labor¥13M¥1,502¥6890.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥416M
Per resident ¥49,146 (median ¥72,929)
Elderly
¥620M
Per resident ¥73,232 (median ¥56,121)
Social welfare
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥132,052 (median ¥80,674)
Public assistance
¥478M
Per resident ¥56,444 (median ¥18,406)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 36.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.150.200.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%105%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

8,0009,00010K11K12K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20248,464¥10.7B¥11.6B¥4.2B0.1898.1%—
FY20238,741¥10.9B¥12.0B¥3.6B0.1896.4%—
FY20229,008¥11.1B¥12.4B¥3.2B0.1994.4%—
FY20219,368¥12.7B¥13.1B¥2.8B0.1992.8%—
FY20209,642¥11.2B¥11.9B¥2.5B0.2093.2%—
FY20199,906¥9.1B¥11.9B¥2.3B0.2193.5%—
FY201810,186¥10.8B¥11.9B¥2.4B0.2193.9%—
FY201710,464¥10.6B¥10.8B¥2.6B0.21101.1%—
FY201610,772¥9.2B¥9.8B¥2.8B0.2198.4%—
FY201511,029¥9.4B¥9.7B¥2.6B0.2096.3%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)