Tomioka Town finances

福島県富岡町の財政

Town Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Population 11,316 Area 68.39 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.9B
Per resident ¥1,227,076
Local bonds outstanding
¥370M
Per resident ¥32,739
Reserve funds
¥22.3B
Per resident ¥1,967,723
Fiscal strength index
0.64
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.64
#447 of 1718 in Japan · #11 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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 ratioBetter than peers
79.8%
#113 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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 residentBetter than peers
¥32,739
#14 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥1,967,723
#75 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
48.0%
#372 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
155.7%
#12 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥15.1B · per resident ¥1,336,031

Local taxes 14.7%Shared taxes and grants 3.5%Local allocation tax 16.9%National subsidies 27.2%Prefectural subsidies 4.4%Donations 0.3%Other 32.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.2B¥196,92614.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥534M¥47,1693.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.6B¥225,51716.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥4.1B¥363,63027.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥668M¥58,9954.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥0¥00.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥49M¥4,3610.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.0B¥439,43332.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥6M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥4.2B¥370,471¥132,74430.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.4B¥210,615¥30,72517.2%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.2B¥191,780¥196,56215.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.4B¥123,955¥56,49310.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥977M¥86,298¥64,1747.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥934M¥82,548¥74,0906.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥770M¥68,044¥16,8595.5%
Fire & emergency¥743M¥65,693¥27,8485.4%
Disaster recovery¥189M¥16,707¥5311.4%
Assembly¥77M¥6,841¥6,6360.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥45M¥4,005¥57,4420.3%
Labor¥1M¥118¥930.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥394M
Per resident ¥34,846 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥700M
Per resident ¥61,819 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥939M
Per resident ¥83,014 (median ¥75,979)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 16.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥1.0M¥2.0M¥3.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M¥2.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.400.600.801.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

75%80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

11K12K13K14K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202411,316¥13.9B¥370M¥22.3B0.6479.8%—
FY202311,516¥18.0B¥409M¥23.2B0.6881.8%—
FY202211,736¥14.8B¥466M¥20.9B0.7384.9%—
FY202112,043¥19.6B¥539M¥18.9B0.7990.7%—
FY202012,374¥19.4B¥617M¥22.5B0.8499.5%—
FY201912,728¥18.0B¥686M¥26.4B0.8699.6%—
FY201813,030¥20.0B¥780M¥26.0B0.8699.4%—
FY201713,260¥23.6B¥900M¥20.6B0.8597.2%—
FY201613,597¥22.0B¥1.1B¥16.0B0.8397.3%—
FY201513,866¥14.0B¥1.3B¥11.6B0.8181.8%—

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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)