Tono City finances

岩手県遠野市の財政

City Iwate Prefecture, Japan Population 23,930 Area 825.97 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥19.9B
Per resident ¥830,483
Local bonds outstanding
¥16.9B
Per resident ¥707,788
Reserve funds
¥4.2B
Per resident ¥177,021
Fiscal strength index
0.33
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Iwate Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.33
#1114 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 33 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
93.1%
#1067 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 33 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 resident
¥707,788
#1138 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 33 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 residentWorse than peers
¥177,021
#1103 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 33 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
32.2%
#1119 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 33 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 ratioWorse than peers
14.2%
#1397 of 1718 in Japan · #28 of 33 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 ¥20.9B · per resident ¥872,259

Local taxes 14.5%Shared taxes and grants 6.2%Local allocation tax 37.0%National subsidies 13.0%Prefectural subsidies 5.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.7%Donations 2.5%Other 15.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.0B¥126,66214.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.3B¥53,6576.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥7.7B¥322,85937.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.7B¥113,25513.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.2B¥51,7015.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.2B¥49,5825.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥527M¥22,0032.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.2B¥132,54015.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥473M

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
¥5.5B¥230,910¥237,42027.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.7B¥112,961¥155,07813.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.4B¥98,682¥73,02311.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.2B¥91,401¥81,90611.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.6B¥66,604¥68,4408.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.5B¥63,885¥73,4677.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.5B¥63,717¥34,5917.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.3B¥55,201¥23,3016.6%
Fire & emergency¥793M¥33,131¥33,1214.0%
Disaster recovery¥160M¥6,694¥3,0780.8%
Assembly¥137M¥5,715¥6,3190.7%
Labor¥38M¥1,582¥6890.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.0B
Per resident ¥84,004 (median ¥72,929)
Elderly
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥56,010 (median ¥56,121)
Social welfare
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥77,538 (median ¥80,674)
Public assistance
¥320M
Per resident ¥13,358 (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 43.1% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.280.300.330.350.382015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

86%88%90%92%94%96%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

22K24K26K28K30K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202423,930¥19.9B¥16.9B¥4.2B0.3393.1%—
FY202324,528¥20.4B¥17.9B¥4.5B0.3292.1%—
FY202225,058¥20.6B¥18.1B¥4.4B0.3190.3%—
FY202125,526¥22.8B¥19.1B¥3.1B0.3187.2%—
FY202026,013¥22.5B¥18.8B¥2.6B0.3188.4%—
FY201926,555¥19.3B¥18.9B¥2.7B0.3088.1%—
FY201827,161¥18.8B¥18.9B¥3.2B0.2987.2%—
FY201727,772¥20.2B¥20.0B¥3.7B0.2988.0%—
FY201628,285¥19.9B¥20.4B¥4.2B0.2892.6%—
FY201528,692¥21.9B¥21.4B¥4.6B0.2787.1%—

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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)